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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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..
Explore :: Explore (v. t.) To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new countries or seas; to explore the depths of science..
Spy :: Spy (v. t.) To discover by close search or examination.
Drag :: Drag (v. t.) To break, as land, by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow; to draw a drag along the bottom of, as a stream or other water; hence, to search, as by means of a drag..
Ichnoscopy :: Ichnoscopy (n.) The search for the traces of anything.
Seek :: Seek (v. i.) To make search or inquiry: to endeavor to make discovery.
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) An implement for sampling butter; a butter trier.
Rout :: Rout (v. i.) To search or root in the ground, as a swine..
Subtile :: Subtile (a.) Acute; piercing; searching.
Prowl :: Prowl (v. t.) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty..
Elude :: Elude (v. t.) To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected escape; to baffle; as, to elude an officer; to elude detection, inquiry, search, comprehension; to elude the force of an argument or a blow..
Elaborate :: Elaborate (a.) Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research..
Demand :: Demand (v. t.) A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to possess; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in great demand..
Oversearch :: Oversearch (v. t.) To search all over.
Curious :: Curious (a.) Careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry; habitually inquisitive; prying; -- sometimes with after or of.
Hunt :: Hunt (n.) The act or practice of chasing wild animals; chase; pursuit; search.
Streamless :: Streaming (n.) The reduction of stream tin; also, the search for stream tin..
Herborize :: Herborize (v. i.) To search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view to classifying them..
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) One who, or that which, searhes or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier..
Hatch :: Hatch (n.) An opening into, or in search of, a mine..
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