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search

(s/[@]/r/tS/ )

the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone(noun.act)

Synonym:
hunt, hunting

source: wordnet30
an investigation seeking answers(noun.act)

Example:
A thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing.
The outcome justified the search.

source: wordnet30
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property(noun.process)

Synonym:
lookup

source: wordnet30
the examination of alternative hypotheses(noun.cognition)

Example:
His search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful.

source: wordnet30
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas(noun.act)

Example:
Right of search.

source: wordnet30
The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination.(noun)

source: webster1913

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of(verb.contact)

Example:
The police are searching for clues.
They are searching for the missing man in the entire county.

Synonym:
look for, seek

source: wordnet30
search or seek(verb.perception)

Synonym:
look

source: wordnet30
inquire into(verb.cognition)

Example:
The students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project.
He searched for information on his relatives on the web.

Synonym:
explore, research

source: wordnet30
subject to a search(verb.contact)

Example:
The police searched the suspect.
We searched the whole house for the missing keys.

source: wordnet30
To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.(verb)

source: webster1913
To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration, or examination; to hunt.(verb)

source: webster1913