Example - InterWATER thesaurus - additional terms
Updated - Monday 23 October 2006
Find out about additional or more specific terms
The word-block WASHING below gives an indication of this use of the thesaurus.
| WASHING |
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| BT1 domestic use |
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| BT2 water use |
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| B1 household hygiene |
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| BT2 hygiene |
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| NT1 clothes washing |
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| NT1 dish wasing |
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| NT1 personal washing |
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| NT2 bathing practices |
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| NT3 showering |
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| NT2 hand washing |
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| NT1 toilet bowl washing |
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| NT2 toilet flushing |
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| rt cleaning |
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| rt sullage |
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Thus, although at first formulation a query might request information on ‘washing’, the user may really only be concerned with those aspects relating to personal hygiene, and a selection from the NTs (narrower terms) will produce more relevant information.

