diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 22ec1fe..df3809e 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -5,6 +5,34 @@ from datetime import date # used for daily verse
 import subprocess # use of "bible" system application for parsing and returning Bible in KJV0
 import shlex # input security
 import sqlite3
+import string
+DEBUG = 2
+DEBUG_OUT = 0
+
+"""
+NOTES
+- working on getting multi-search terms working right
+Lookup_bookname does not like it lol.
+
+To-do:
+- Add data and function for Webster 1828 dictionary lookup
+--https://github.com/DataWar/1828-dictionary
+--https://github.com/mnjrupp/Android_SQLite_Dictionary_1828
+--https://github.com/gapmiss/kingdom-study-tools-for-obsidian/tree/main/dictionary/
+- Add data and function for Thesaurus to implement fuzzy search
+--https://github.com/zaibacu/thesaurus
+"""
+
+def dbg(message):
+    # if DEBUG is at or above a value of one, a call from debug level one will print red
+    if DEBUG >= 1:
+        print(f'\033[91m{message}\033[0m')
+def dbg2(message):
+    # if DEBUG is at or above a value of two, a call from debug level one will print green
+    if DEBUG >= 2:
+        print(f'\033[32m{message}\033[0m')
+dbg("Debug Level 1 Enabled")
+dbg2("Debug Level 2 Enabled")
 
 kjv_db = sqlite3.connect("kjv.db")
 kjv_cur = kjv_db.cursor()
@@ -18,20 +46,35 @@ idx_chapter = 2
 idx_verse = 3
 idx_text = 4
 
-def lookup_one_verse(id):
-    return(kjv_cur.execute("SELECT * FROM t_kjv WHERE id = {};".format(id)).fetchone())
+def lookup_one_verse(verse_id):
+    dbg("lookup_one_verse({})".format(verse_id))
+    return(kjv_cur.execute("SELECT * FROM t_kjv WHERE id = {};".format(verse_id)).fetchone())
 
-def lookup_bookname(id):
-    return kjv_cur.execute("SELECT n FROM key_english WHERE b = {}".format(id)).fetchone()[0]
+def lookup_bookname(book_id):
+    dbg2("lookup_bookname({})".format(book_id))
+    result = kjv_cur.execute("SELECT n FROM key_english WHERE b = {}".format(book_id)).fetchone()[0]
+    dbg("lookup_bookname: {}".format(result))
+    return result
 
-def response_json(scripture):
+
+def lookup_contains(kw):
+    results = kjv_cur.execute("SELECT * FROM t_kjv WHERE t LIKE '%{}%';".format(kw)).fetchall()
+    dbg("lookup_contains({}) {} results".format(kw,len(results)))
+    return results
+
+def lookup_contains_exact(kw):
+    results = kjv_cur.execute("SELECT * FROM t_kjv WHERE t LIKE '%{}%';".format(kw)).fetchall()
+    dbg("lookup_contains({}) {} results".format(kw,len(results)))
+    return results
+
+def response_dict(scripture):
     verse = {
         "bookname": lookup_bookname(scripture[idx_book]),
         "chapter": scripture[idx_chapter],
         "verse": scripture[idx_verse],
         "text": scripture[idx_text],
     }
-    return (jsonify(verse))
+    return (verse)
 
 def response_text(scripture):
     bookname = lookup_bookname(scripture[idx_book])
@@ -54,14 +97,45 @@ def response_rich(scripture):
 
     return (response_html.read().format(passage = passage, text = text) + css.read())
 
-def response(scripture):
+def response_single(scripture):
+    dbg2("response_single({})".format(scripture))
     arg_view = request.args.get("view", None)
+    dbg("->requested_format = {}".format(arg_view))
     if arg_view == "plain":
         return(response_text(scripture))
     elif arg_view == "rich":
         return(response_rich(scripture))
     else:
-        return(response_json(scripture))
+        response = response_dict(scripture)
+        return jsonify(response)
+
+def response_multi(scriptures):
+    dbg2("response_multi({})".format(scriptures))
+    response = []
+    arg_view = request.args.get("view", None)
+    dbg("search ->requested_format = {}".format(arg_view))
+
+    if arg_view == "plain":
+        for scripture in scriptures:
+            dbg2("for scripture in scriptures content: {}".format(scripture))
+            response.append(response_text(scripture))
+    elif arg_view == "rich":
+        for scripture in scriptures:
+            dbg2("for scripture in scriptures content: {}".format(scripture))
+            response.append(response_rich(scripture))
+    else:
+        for scripture in scriptures:
+            dbg2("for scripture in scriptures content: {}".format(scripture))
+            response.append(response_dict(scripture))
+
+    return(response)
+
+
+def thesarus(word):
+    return word
+def dictionary(word):
+    return word
+
 
 @app.errorhandler(404)
 def page_not_found(e):
@@ -78,7 +152,7 @@ def idx():
 def random_verse():
     rand_id = random.SystemRandom().choice(verse_ids)
     scripture = lookup_one_verse(rand_id)
-    return(response(scripture))
+    return(response_single(scripture))
 
 #backwards-compatibility
 @app.get('/t/votd', defaults={'view':'plain'})
@@ -88,8 +162,63 @@ def verse_of_the_day():
     #this is deterministic because of today's date being used as the seed
     random.seed(today)
     scripture = lookup_one_verse(random.choice(verse_ids))
-    return(response(scripture))
+    return(response_single(scripture))
 
+# splits by delimiter then checks for any special characters
+# if special characters are found, the query is rejected
+def clean_keywords(kwds):
+    kwds = kwds.split(',')
+    for kwd in kwds:
+        if not kwd.isalpha():
+            return False
+    dbg("clean_keywords = ({})".format(kwds))
+    return kwds
+
+
+def search_and(cleaned_keywords):
+    results = []
+    for keyword in cleaned_keywords:
+        dbg("search->for keyword in database({})".format(keyword))
+        #This is groups of results per word. Must check between groups.
+        results.append(lookup_contains(keyword))
+    return (results)
+
+def search_any(cleaned_keywords):
+    results = []
+    for keyword in cleaned_keywords:
+        dbg("search->for keyword in database({})".format(keyword))
+        for result in lookup_contains(keyword):
+            results.append(result)
+    dbg("==> search_any: {} results".format(len(results)))
+    return(results)
+
+
+@app.get("/search")
+def search():
+    keywords = request.args.get("kw", None)
+    dbg("search({})".format(keywords))
+    if keywords:
+        cleaned_keywords = clean_keywords(keywords)
+        if not clean_keywords:
+            return ("Invalid Query: Special Characters")
+    else:
+        return ("No Query")
+
+    if request.args.get("operator",None) == "and":
+        results = search_and(cleaned_keywords)
+    else:
+        results = search_any(cleaned_keywords)
+
+    response_list = response_multi(results)
+
+    arg_view = request.args.get("view", None)
+    if arg_view == "plain" or arg_view == "rich":
+        response = "<br>".join(response_list)
+    else:
+        response = jsonify(response_list)
+
+    dbg2("Search Response: {}".format(response))
+    return response
 
 
 @app.get("/qwerty")
diff --git a/human_readable.css b/human_readable.css
index 208cc7e..b88eaf9 100644
--- a/human_readable.css
+++ b/human_readable.css
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 html{
     font-family: sans-serif;
     font-size: 50pt;
-    height: 100%;
     width: 768px;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    display: table;
 }
    </style>
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index f7befe0..3eae9d6 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ default: json
 search default: faith
 show default: john3:16
 
+?op=
+- Multi-keyword search operator
+- and - both keywords must be in verse
+- any - any keyword must be in a verse
+search default: any
+
 ?fz=
 - on - fuzzy search on
 default: off
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@ api.tld/random?view=json
 api.tld/votd?view=human
 api.tld/show?kw=john3:16,1john5:7&view=plain
 api.tld/search?kw=faith
+api.tld/search?kw=nimrod&view=rich
 </code>
 </pre>