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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Inquisitorial :: Inquisitorial (a.) Pertaining to inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly inquiry; searching; as, inquisitorial power..
Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation.
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..
Prospect :: Prospect (v. i.) To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold..
Rout :: Rout (v. i.) To search or root in the ground, as a swine..
Inquisitive :: Inquisitive (n.) A person who is inquisitive; one curious in research.
Investigator :: Investigator (n.) One who searches diligently into a subject.
Oversearch :: Oversearch (v. t.) To search all over.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to hunt a deer..
Streamless :: Streaming (n.) The reduction of stream tin; also, the search for stream tin..
Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To search by raking or sweeping.
Perquisition :: Perquisition (n.) A thorough inquiry of search.
Wader :: Wader (n.) Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in search of food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial birds; -- called also wading bird. See Illust. g, under Aves..
Ae :: Ae () A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. It answers to the Gr. ai. The Anglo-Saxon short ae was generally replaced by a, the long / by e or ee. In derivatives from Latin words with ae, it is mostly superseded by e. For most words found with this initial combination, the reader will therefore search under the letter E..
Throughout :: Throughout (prep.) Quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house..
Searched :: Searched (imp. & p. p.) of Searc.
Explorator :: Explorator (n.) One who explores; one who examines closely; a searcher.
Antiquary :: Antiquary (n.) One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity..
Scour :: Scour (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast..
Herborize :: Herborize (v. i.) To search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view to classifying them..
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