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English Idioms :: search
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search - See: IN SEARCH OF. |
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Traditional English :: search
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search - v. & n. --v. 1 tr. look through or go over thoroughly to find something.
2 tr. examine or feel over (a person) to find anything concealed.
3 tr. a probe or penetrate into. b examine or question (one's mind, conscience, etc.) thoroughly.
4 intr. (often foll. by for) make a search or investigation.
5 intr. (as searching adj.) (of an examination) thorough; leaving no loopholes.
6 tr. (foll. by out) look probingly for; seek out. --n. 1 an act of searching.
2 an investigation. in search of trying to find. right of search a belligerent's right to stop a neutral vessel and search it for prohibited goods. search me! colloq. I do not know. search-party a group of people organized to look for a lost person or thing. search warrant an official authorization to enter and search a building. searchable adj. searcher n. searchingly adv. [ME f. AF sercher, OF cerchier f. LL circare go round (as CIRCUS)] |
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Related Words
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free
people
email
address
apartment
area
code
article
background
best
engine
book
spy
bot
destroy
career
city
zip
college
university
spybot
domain
name
employment
registration
submit
marketing
ranking
listing
submission
web
site
optimization
job
top
lyric
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Most Often Usage
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free people search
email address search
address search
apartment search
area code search
article search
background search
best search engine
book search
spy bot search and destroy
career search
city search
zip code search
college and university search
college search
spybot search and destroy
search and destroy
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