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  • 31search — Synonyms and related words: analysis, angle for, ask for, beat, beat about for, beat the bushes, burrow, cast about, chase, check, chivy, comb, delve, delve for, delve into, dig, dig for, dig into, dog, domiciliary visit, dragnet, enquiry,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 32search — 01. The [search] for the missing boat had to be called off temporarily due to a severe storm. 02. Anne is constantly [searching] for meaning in her life. Maybe she should just look around her instead of getting so wrapped up in herself. 03. Many… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 33search — [[t]sɜrtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost 2) to examine (a person, object, etc.) carefully in order to find something concealed 3) to explore or examine in order to discover …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34search — The organized employment of aircraft to find an objective, whose position is unknown or uncertain, or whose position is known but has not been located on the ETA (estimated/expected time of arrival). The common methods of aerial search are the… …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 35search — I. verb Etymology: Middle English cerchen, from Anglo French cercher, sercher to travel about, investigate, search, from Late Latin circare to go about, from Latin circum round about more at circum Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to look… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 36search — 1. verb 1) (search for) I searched for the key in my handbag Syn: hunt (for), look for, seek, forage for, fish around/about for, look high and low for, ferret around/about for, root around/about for, rummage around/about for, cast around/about… …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 37search — verb 1》 try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly.     ↘examine thoroughly in order to find something.     ↘look for information in (a computer network or database) by using a search engine. 2》 [as adjective… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 38search — A matter of invasion and quest, implying some sort of force, actual or constructive, much or little. State v Quinn, 111 SC 174, 97 SE 62, 3 ALR 1500. A quest by an officer of the law, secret, intrusive, or accompanied by force. Hale v Henkel, 201 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 39search — 1. verb /sɜː(r)tʃ/ a) To look in (a place) for something. I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch. b) To look thoroughly. The police are searching for evidence in his flat. Syn: comb …

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  • 40Search — Recorded in a confusing number and different spellings including Sarch, Sarge, Sarkes, Search, Serck, Searight, Seawright, Serick, Surriidge, Surrage and others, this is an ancient medieval English surname, which derives from an early grouping of …

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