English dictionary

search

/s/[@]/r/tS/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

noun.act

Synonyms hunt hunting

Source: WordNet 3.0
an investigation seeking answers

noun.act

Examples
A thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing.

The outcome justified the search.

Source: WordNet 3.0
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

noun.process

Synonyms lookup

Source: WordNet 3.0
the examination of alternative hypotheses

noun.cognition

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

Source: WordNet 3.0
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas

noun.act

Examples
Right of search.

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

Examples
The police are searching for clues.

They are searching for the missing man in the entire county.

Synonyms look for seek

Source: WordNet 3.0
search or seek

verb.perception

Synonyms look

Source: WordNet 3.0
inquire into

verb.cognition

Examples
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.

Synonyms explore research

Source: WordNet 3.0
subject to a search

verb.contact

Examples
The police searched the suspect.

We searched the whole house for the missing keys.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to <i>search</i> the city.

verb

Source: webster1913
To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration, or examination; to hunt.

verb

Source: webster1913