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Common collocations with index in American Collocation

index noun countable

US /ˈɪnˌdeks/

alphabetical

alphabetical

Almost all non-fiction books provide an alphabetical index.

complete

complete
comprehensive
detailed
extensive
full

It also includes a comprehensive index.

of a particular type

author
online
searchable
subject
thematic

The subject index will make the use of the book easier.

create an index

compile
construct
create
generate
produce

She is compiling an index to the correspondence of Sir Walter Scott.

use an index

check
look in
search
use

Use the index to look up key words.

include something in an index

include something in
list something in
mention something in

This topic is not mentioned frequently enough to be included in the index.

look for something in an index

look something up in

When you look up a subject in the index , you will find the page numbers where that subject is mentioned in the body of the book.

contain
cover
give
have
include
list
provide

This index gives the first line of each hymn.