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Sere :: Sere (a.) [OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. ay`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. Ã152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves..

Cruise :: Cruise (v. i.) To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the potection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure..

Unsearchable :: Unsearchable (a.) Not searchable; inscrutable; hidden; mysterious.

Spy :: Spy (v. t.) To discover by close search or examination.

Costean :: Costean (v. i.) To search after lodes. See Costeaning.

Prier :: Prier (n.) One who pries; one who inquires narrowly and searches, or is inquisitive..

Dowser :: Dowser (n.) A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc., a dowsing rod..

Redsear :: Redsear (v. i.) To be brittle when red-hot; to be red-short.

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..

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..

Tent :: Tent (n.) A probe for searching a wound.

Ensearch :: Ensearch (v. i.) To make search; to try to find something.

Inquisitorial :: Inquisitorial (a.) Pertaining to inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly inquiry; searching; as, inquisitorial power..

Dowse :: Dowse (v. i.) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc..

Quest :: Quest (n.) To search for; to examine.

Buscon :: Buscon (n.) One who searches for ores; a prospector.

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..

Scrutation :: Scrutation (n.) Search; scrutiny.

Far :: Far (adv.) To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity..

Bridle :: Bridle (n.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc..

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