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Definition of Search
1. Noun. The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone.
Generic synonyms: Activity
Specialized synonyms: Exploration, Forage, Foraging, Frisk, Frisking, Looking, Looking For, Manhunt, Quest, Seeking, Ransacking, Rummage, Scouring, Shakedown
Derivative terms: Hunt, Hunt
2. Verb. Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of. "They search the water "; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
Specialized synonyms: Drag, Dredge, Finger, Fumble, Grope, Divine, Browse, Surf, Leave No Stone Unturned, Hunt, Gather, Want, Scour, Seek Out, Go After, Pursue, Quest After, Quest For, Angle, Fish, Grub, Feel, Browse, Shop
Derivative terms: Searcher, Searcher, Seeking
3. Noun. An investigation seeking answers. "The outcome justified the search"
4. Verb. Search or seek. "The men search for animals in the area"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
Specialized synonyms: Hunt, Cruise, Prospect, Horn In, Intrude, Nose, Poke, Pry
Generic synonyms: Examine, See
Derivative terms: Searcher, Searcher
5. Noun. An operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property. "They wrote a program to do a table lookup"
6. Verb. Inquire into. "They search whether there was a traffic accident"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
Specialized synonyms: Prospect, Google, Mapquest, Re-explore, Beat About, Cast About, Cast Around
Generic synonyms: Investigate, Look Into
Derivative terms: Exploration, Explorative, Exploratory, Research, Research, Researcher, Searcher
7. Noun. The examination of alternative hypotheses. "His search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"
8. Verb. Subject to a search. "They want to search the prisoners "; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"
Generic synonyms: Examine, See
Derivative terms: Searcher, Searcher
9. Noun. Boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas. "Right of search"
Definition of Search
1. v. t. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.
2. v. i. To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration, or examination; to hunt.
3. n. The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination.
Definition of Search
1. to look through or over carefully in order to find something [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Medical Definition of Search
1. 1. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city. "Search the Scriptures." "They are come to search the house." (Shak) "Search me, O God, and know my heart." (Ps. Cxxxix. 23) 2. To inquire after; to look for; to seek. "I will both search my sheep, and seek them out." (Ezek. Xxxiv. 11) "Enough is left besides to search and know." (Milton) 3. To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; as, to search a wound. 4. To examine; to try; to put to the test. To search out, to seek till found; to find by seeking; as, to search out truth. Synonym: To explore, examine, scrutinize, seek, investigate, pry into, inquire. Origin: OE. Serchen, cerchen, OF. Cerchier, F. Chercher, L. Circare to go about, fr. L. Circum, circa, around. See Circle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Search
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