hunt for (verb)
91sealable — Ⅰ. seal [1] ► NOUN 1) a device or substance used to join two things together or make something impervious. 2) a piece of wax or lead with an individual design stamped into it, attached to a document as a guarantee of authenticity. 3) a… …
92culprit — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, chief, main, major, primary (esp. AmE), prime, real, true, worst ▪ In the battle to stay s …
93pigstick — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from pigsticking action of hunting the wild boar with a spear, from pig + sticking, from gerund of stick : to hunt the wild boar on horseback with a spear * * * pigsticker, n. /pig stik /,… …
94prey — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ easy ▪ Teenagers are easy prey for unscrupulous drug dealers. ▪ helpless (esp. AmE), unsuspecting ▪ They watched a hawk swoop down on its unsuspecting prey …
95ferret — I UK [ˈferɪt] / US [ˈferət] noun [countable] Word forms ferret : singular ferret plural ferrets a small thin furry animal with a long tail that people use for hunting rabbits and rats II UK [ˈferɪt] / US [ˈferət] verb [intransitive] Word forms… …
96clue — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, important, useful, valuable ▪ vital ▪ obvious ▪ subtle ▪ …
97co-operate — ♦♦♦ co operates, co operating, co operated also cooperate 1) V RECIP If you co operate with someone, you work with them or help them for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people co operate. [V with n] The UN had been co operating… …
98Phoenix (Iliad) — In Homer s Iliad , Phoenix, son of Amyntor, is one of the Myrmidons led by Achilles who along with Odysseus and Ajax urges Achilles to re enter battle. He gives the most passionate speech of the three. It is likely that this was a later addition… …
99muck|rake — «MUHK RAYK», verb, raked, rak|ing, noun. –v.i. to hunt for and expose corruption, especially in big business, government bureaus, or prominent individuals. –n. a rake for scraping and piling muck or dung: »The men with the muckrakes are often… …
100swoop — 1. verb /ˈswuːp/ a) to fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive The lone eagle swooped down into the lake, snatching its prey, a small fish. b) to move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack… …
