go through with a fine-tooth comb
21comb — [[t]ko͟ʊm[/t]] combs, combing, combed 1) N COUNT A comb is a flat piece of plastic or metal with narrow pointed teeth along one side, which you use to tidy your hair. 2) VERB When you comb your hair, you tidy it using a comb. [V n] Salvatore… …
22tooth — /tu:T/ noun plural teeth /ti:T/ (C) 1 IN MOUTH one of the hard white objects in your mouth that you use to bite and chew your food: Brush your teeth twice a day. | I m going to the dentist to have a tooth out. | cut a tooth (=grow a new tooth):… …
23comb — comb1 [kōm] n. [ME < OE camb, comb, lit., toothed object < IE * g̑ombhos (> Sans jámbah, Gr gomphos, tooth) < base * ĝembh ,ĝombh , to bite, tooth] 1. a thin strip of hard rubber, plastic, metal, etc. with teeth, passed through the… …
24search — 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… …
25literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
26go — 1 verb past tense went, past participle gone, 3rd person singular present tense goes TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SPEAKER 1 LEAVE SOMEWHERE (I) to leave a place to go somewhere else; depart: I wanted to go, but Anna wanted to stay. | It s late; I must… …
27Battle of Fredericksburg — Part of the American Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg …
28search — [n] seeking to find something chase, examination, exploration, fishing expedition*, frisking*, going over*, hunt, inquest, inquiry, inspection, investigation, legwork*, perquisition, pursual, pursuance, pursuing, pursuit, quest, research, rummage …
29ransack — [v] turn inside out in search; ravage appropriate, comb, despoil, explore, ferret, filch, go over with a fine tooth comb*, go through, gut*, hunt, investigate, lay waste, leave no stone unturned*, lift, look all over for*, look high and low*,… …
30search — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. hunt, seek, look for; explore, examine, penetrate; probe; test. n. quest, pursuit; inquiry, examination, investigation, scrutiny, exploration. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. exploration, quest, research;… …
