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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Inquisitive :: Inquisitive (a.) Given to examination, investigation, or research; searching; curious..
Probe :: Probe (v. t.) Fig.: to search to the bottom; to scrutinize or examine thoroughly.
Jerquing :: Jerquing (n.) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.
Recondite :: Recondite (a.) Dealing in things abstruse; profound; searching; as, recondite studies..
Rake :: Rake (v. i.) To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to scrape; to search minutely..
Ransack :: Ransack (v. t.) To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house..
Screw :: Screw (n.) An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor..
Archaeological :: Archaeological () Relating to archaeology, or antiquities; as, archaeological researches..
Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To search by raking or sweeping.
Tent :: Tent (v. t.) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively..
Research :: Research (n.) Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom..
Warrant :: Warrant (n.) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice..
Expiscatory :: Expiscatory (a.) Tending to fish out; searching ou.
Rout :: Rout (v. i.) To search or root in the ground, as a swine..
Visitation :: Visitation (n.) The act of a naval commander who visits, or enters on board, a vessel belonging to another nation, for the purpose of ascertaining her character and object, but without claiming or exercising a right of searching the vessel. It is, however, usually coupled with the right of search (see under Search), visitation being used for the purpose of search..
Indagator :: Indagator (n.) A searcher; an explorer; an investigator.
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..
Searching :: Searching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Searc.
Science :: Science (n.) Accumulated and established knowledge, which has been systematized and formulated with reference to the discovery of general truths or the operation of general laws; knowledge classified and made available in work, life, or the search for truth; comprehensive, profound, or philosophical knowledge..
Proll :: Proll (v. t.) To search or prowl after; to rob; to plunder.
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