Retrieve records with base forms begins with the input term. This option allows user to retrieve all lexical records with same pre-fix.

By default, this option goes to interactive prompt mode. Which read the input from screen and sent the result to screen. Program will exit when user type in the exit codes, such as "Ctl-d" in Unix.

shell> lexAccess -b:b
please

{base=please
entry=E0048327
        cat=verb
        variants=reg
        intran
        tran=np
}
{base=pleased
entry=E0048328
        cat=adj
        variants=inv;periph
        position=attrib(1)
        position=pred
        compl=pphr(with,np)
        stative
        nominalization=pleasure|noun|E0048331
}
{base=pleaser
entry=E0589436
        cat=noun
        variants=reg
        compl=pphr(of,np)
}

shell> lexAccess -b:b -f:b
orthogonal

orthogonal
orthogonality
orthogonalization
orthogonalize
orthogonally