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| cave |
to explore caves. [1/4 definitions] |
| experiment |
to conduct or perform an experiment; explore by trial and error. [1/3 definitions] |
| explorer |
an implement or instrument used to explore a wound, diseased tooth, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Lewis and Clark |
Meriwether Lewis (b.1774--d.1809) and William Clark (b.1770--d.1838), U.S. leaders of an expedition to explore the uncharted American West, from Missouri to Oregon, from 1804 to 1807. |
| Meriwether Lewis |
U.S. co-leader with William Clark of an expedition to explore the uncharted American West, from Missouri to Oregon, from 1804 to 1807 (b.1774--d.1809). |
| mission |
an individual or a team of people whose goal is to explore and gather information about a new territory or part of outer space, or a particular instance of travel and exploration by such people. [1/7 definitions] |
| pioneer |
to explore or settle new territory, or to be among the earliest in some new enterprise, research, or the like. [3/7 definitions] |
| poke |
to explore or examine something in a leisurely manner. [1/12 definitions] |
| probe |
an instrument used to explore the depth, shape, or condition of something that cannot be viewed directly, esp. a thin surgical instrument used to examine a wound or body cavity. [2/6 definitions] |
| reexplore |
combined form of explore. |
| spelunk |
to explore or investigate caves. |
| William Clark |
U.S. co-leader with Meriwether Lewis of an expedition to explore the uncharted American West, from Missouri to Oregon, from 1804 to 1807 (b.1770--d.1838). |
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