Definition of search

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Search (v. t.) The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination.

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Searchless :: Searchless (a.) Impossible to be searched; inscrutable; impenetrable.
Dowse :: Dowse (v. i.) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc..
Unsearchable :: Unsearchable (a.) Not searchable; inscrutable; hidden; mysterious.
Screw :: Screw (n.) An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor..
Quest :: Quest (n.) The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc..
Spies :: Spy (v. i.) To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
Expiscatory :: Expiscatory (a.) Tending to fish out; searching ou.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow; -- often with out or up; as, to hunt up the facts; to hunt out evidence..
Oversearch :: Oversearch (v. t.) To search all over.
Jerquing :: Jerquing (n.) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.
Narrowly :: Narrowly (adv.) With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly..
Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation.
Searching :: Searching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Searc.
Prier :: Prier (n.) One who pries; one who inquires narrowly and searches, or is inquisitive..
Rummage :: Rummage (v. t.) To search or examine thoroughly by looking into every corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things; to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over leaf after leaf..
Rake :: Rake (v. t.) To search through; to scour; to ransack.
Ferret :: Ferret (n.) To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret..
Philosophize :: Philosophize (v. i.) To reason like a philosopher; to search into the reason and nature of things; to investigate phenomena, and assign rational causes for their existence..
Research :: Research (n.) Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom..
Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party..
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