|
|
search
- pronunciation:
- suhrch
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
searched, searches, searching |
| definition 1: |
to look through thoroughly in order to find something.
The cook frantically searched the cabinets for the spices her dish demanded.I searched everywhere in my room for the missing book.- synonyms:
- hunt, scour
- similar words:
- comb, drag, examine, explore, inspect, investigate, ransack, rifle, rummage, scrutinize, sift
|
| definition 2: |
to examine (a person) to find something concealed or lost.
The police officer searched the man who had been driving the van.- synonyms:
- frisk
- similar words:
- examine, probe
|
| definition 3: |
to seek for something by probing into.
He searched his soul for answers.- synonyms:
- probe
- similar words:
- explore, investigate
|
| definition 4: |
to discover by exploring; come to know (fol. by out).
They searched out the best swimming holes.- synonyms:
- unearth
- similar words:
- discover, find, reveal, rummage out, scout out
|
| related words: |
mine, prospect, prowl, quest, research, scan, stalk, want |
|
|
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make an examination or conduct an investigation.
- synonyms:
- hunt
- similar words:
- delve, explore, investigate, look, probe, rummage, seek
|
| related words: |
grope, peer, pry, quest, research, rout, scour |
|
|
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an act of searching.
- synonyms:
- hunt, look, shakedown
- similar words:
- pursuit, quest
|
| related words: |
grope, inquiry, investigation, observation, probe |
|
|