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| close |
careful, precise, or searching. [1/23 definitions] |
| come up with |
to produce after searching, borrowing, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| dig out |
to find by searching. |
| find |
to come upon or recover after losing or searching for. [1/8 definitions] |
| forage |
to obtain by searching or raiding. [1/6 definitions] |
| lookout |
the act of keeping watch, searching, or observing. [1/4 definitions] |
| nest |
to go out searching for birds' nests. [1/11 definitions] |
| piercing |
penetrating or searching. [1/3 definitions] |
| ravening |
searching greedily for prey; rapacious. [1/2 definitions] |
| rifling2 |
the act or process of searching thoroughly in order to rob; plundering. |
| root2 |
to rummage or pry while searching for something. [1/4 definitions] |
| root around |
to rummage about, searching for something. [1/2 definitions] |
| scavenge |
to find or gather by searching, esp. through refuse. [1/4 definitions] |
| scout |
(informal) to look for, or to find by searching for (usu. fol. by "up" or "out"). [1/8 definitions] |
| search |
an act of searching. [1/6 definitions] |
| strip-search |
the act or an instance of strip-searching. [1/2 definitions] |
| unearth |
to uncover or reveal, as by searching. [1/2 definitions] |
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