Definition of search

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Search (v. t.) To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; as, to search a wound..

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Prowl :: Prowl (v. t.) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty..
Knight-errant :: Knight-errant (n.) A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity..
Research :: Research (n.) Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom..
Cruise :: Cruise (v. i.) To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the potection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure..
Canvass :: Canvass (n.) Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc..
Inquisitorial :: Inquisitorial (a.) Pertaining to inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly inquiry; searching; as, inquisitorial power..
Dig :: Dig (v. i.) To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore..
Spy :: Spy (v. t.) To discover by close search or examination.
Tent :: Tent (n.) A probe for searching a wound.
Buscon :: Buscon (n.) One who searches for ores; a prospector.
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities..
Search :: Search (v. t.) To inquire after; to look for; to seek.
Elaborate :: Elaborate (a.) Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research..
Oversearch :: Oversearch (v. t.) To search all over.
Imperscrutable :: Imperscrutable (a.) Not capable of being searched out; inscrutable.
Dowser :: Dowser (n.) A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc., a dowsing rod..
Expiscate :: Expiscate (v. t.) To fish out; to find out by skill or laborious investigation; to search out.
Grope :: Grope (v. i.) To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see..
Screw :: Screw (n.) An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor..
Inscrutable :: Inscrutable (a.) Unsearchable; incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry or study; impossible or difficult to be explained or accounted for satisfactorily; obscure; incomprehensible; as, an inscrutable design or event..
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