rummage (verb)
31forage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fodder, feed, food; pasturage, herbage. v. pasture, graze, feed; hunt, search, beat the bushes; raid, maraud, pillage, plunder, loot, ravage, scrounge around. See stealing, inquiry, provision. II… …
32hunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chase, drag; pursuit, search. v. t. chase, stalk, follow, trace, pursue, run, trail, hound. v. i. shoot, poach, trap, snare, hawk, ferret. See inquiry. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The pursuit of game] Syn …
33rum|mage — «RUHM ihj», verb, maged, mag|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to search thoroughly by moving things about: »I rummaged three drawers before I found my gloves. He rummaged his pockets (Mark Twain). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under search. (Cf. ↑s …
34scour — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. scrub, abrade, polish, cleanse; search, range. See friction, cleanness, inquiry. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cleanse] Syn. scrub, cleanse, rub; see clean , wash 1 , 2 . 2. [To search] Syn. seek, look …
35sale — noun 1 act of selling sth; occasion when things are sold ADJECTIVE ▪ quick ▪ The price is low to ensure a quick sale. ▪ illegal ▪ the illegal sale of alcohol ▪ art …
36drawer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, shallow ▪ a desk with two deep drawers on either side ▪ open ▪ locked ▪ bottom …
37handbag — noun ⇨ See also ↑purse ADJECTIVE ▪ big, capacious (formal), large ▪ designer VERB + HANDBAG ▪ clutch …
38search — 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;… …
39rake — [[t]re͟ɪk[/t]] rakes, raking, raked 1) N COUNT A rake is a garden tool consisting of a row of metal or wooden teeth attached to a long handle. You can use a rake to make the earth smooth and level before you put plants in, or to gather leaves… …
40forage — 1. verb Colonel Kendricks sent out a small party to forage for provisions Syn: hunt, search, look, rummage around, ferret, root about/around, nose around/about, scavenge 2. noun 1) forage for the horses Syn: fodder, feed, food …
