Definition of search

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Search (v. t.) To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city..

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Hunt :: Hunt (n.) The act or practice of chasing wild animals; chase; pursuit; search.
Perscrutation :: Perscrutation (n.) A thorough searching; a minute inquiry or scrutiny.
Search :: Search (v. t.) To inquire after; to look for; to seek.
Rummage :: Rummage (v. i.) To search a place narrowly.
Examine :: Examine (v. t.) To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry or inspection of particulars for the purpose of obtaining a fuller insight into the subject of examination, as a material substance, a fact, a reason, a cause, the truth of a statement; to inquire or search into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to examine a ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a proposition, theory, or question..
Quest :: Quest (n.) To search for; to examine.
Unsearchable :: Unsearchable (a.) Not searchable; inscrutable; hidden; mysterious.
Prier :: Prier (n.) One who pries; one who inquires narrowly and searches, or is inquisitive..
Knight-errant :: Knight-errant (n.) A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity..
Ramshackle :: Ramshackle (v. t.) To search or ransack; to rummage.
Search :: Search (v. t.) To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city..
Subtile :: Subtile (a.) Acute; piercing; searching.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. i.) To seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after.
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..
Buscon :: Buscon (n.) One who searches for ores; a prospector.
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..
Forage :: Forage (v. i.) To wander or rove in search of food; to collect food, esp. forage, for horses and cattle by feeding on or stripping the country; to ravage; to feed on spoil..
Jerquing :: Jerquing (n.) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.
Proll :: Proll (v. t.) To search or prowl after; to rob; to plunder.
Canvass :: Canvass (v. i.) To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; -- commonly followed by for..
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