rummage (verb)
21delve — verb 1) she delved into her pocket Syn: rummage (around/about) in, search, hunt in, scrabble around in, root around/about in, ferret (about/around) in, fish about/around in, dig into/in; go through, rifle through 2) we must delve into the matter… …
22ferret — verb 1) she ferreted in her handbag Syn: rummage, feel around, grope around, forage around, fish around/about, poke around/about; search through, hunt through, rifle through 2) ferreting out misdemeanors Syn: unearth …
23fish — verb 1) we can fish in Putnam s Pond Syn: go fishing, angle, cast, trawl, troll, seine 2) she fished for her purse Syn: search, delve, look, hunt; grope, fumble …
24grope — verb 1) she groped for her glasses Syn: fumble, scrabble, fish, ferret, rummage, feel, search, hunt 2) informal one of the men started groping her Syn: fondle, touch; informal paw, maul …
25scavenge — verb they scavenge for food in the restaurant s trash cans Syn: forage, rummage, search, hunt, look, root around/about, grub around/about …
26fish — verb 1) some people were fishing in the lake Syn: go fishing, angle, trawl 2) she fished for her purse Syn: search, delve, look, hunt, grope, fumble, ferret, rummage …
27grope — verb Syn: fumble, scrabble, fish, ferret, rummage, feel, search, hunt …
28rake — verb 1) he raked the leaves into a pile Syn: scrape, collect, gather 2) she raked the gravel Syn: smooth (out), level, even out, flatten, comb 3) I raked through my pockets …
29rifle — verb 1) she rifled through her wardrobe Syn: rummage, search, hunt, forage 2) a thief rifled her home Syn: burgle, rob, steal from, loot, raid, plunder, ransack …
30ransack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. rummage, scour, search diligently; rifle, loot, pillage. See inquiry, stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To search thoroughly] Syn. rummage, scour, comb, rake, explore, turn upside down, turn inside… …
