rummage (verb)
11rummage — rum|mage1 [ rʌmıdʒ ] verb intransitive to search for something among a lot of other things: rummage in/through: She rummaged in a drawer for some aspirin. rummage rum|mage 2 [ rʌmıdʒ ] noun 1. ) count a search for something among a lot of other… …
12rummage around in — phr verb Rummage around in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑handbag …
13rummage in — phr verb Rummage in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bag, ↑drawer, ↑handbag, ↑pocket …
14rummage through — phr verb Rummage through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑closet, ↑drawer, ↑purse …
15rummage — 1. verb /ˈɹʌm.ɪdʒ/ a) to arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods. After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship. b) to search a vessel for smuggled goods. She rummaged her purse in… …
16rummage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hunt, ransack; junk, odds and ends. See inquiry, uselessness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. odds and ends, miscellany, used goods, second hand goods, antiques, stuff, frippery, old clothes, hand me downs,… …
17rummage — [ˈrʌmɪdʒ] verb [I] to search for something among a lot of other things …
18root about — verb a) To forage by poking the snout here and there. Im rooting about for ideas for a novel b) To rummage; to look for something in a somewhat aimless fashion …
19fossick — verb Etymology: English dialect fossick to ferret out Date: 1852 intransitive verb 1. Australian & New Zealand to search for gold or gemstones typically by picking over abandoned workings 2. chiefly Australian & New Zealand to search about ;… …
20dig — verb (digs, digging; past and past participle dug) 1》 break up and move earth with a tool or with hands, paws, etc. ↘make (a hole) by digging. ↘extract from the ground by digging. ↘(dig in) (of a soldier) protect oneself by making a… …
