rummage (verb)
81hunt — 1. verb 1) they hunted deer Syn: chase, stalk, pursue, course, run down; track, trail, follow, hound, shadow; informal tail 2) police are hunting for her Syn: search for …
82rake — I verb 1) he raked the leaves into a pile Syn: scrape up, collect, gather 2) she raked the gravel Syn: smooth, smooth out, level, even out, flatten, comb 3) the cat raked his arm with …
83rifle — 1. verb 1) she rifled through her closet Syn: rummage, search, hunt, forage 2) a thief rifled her home Syn: burgle, burglarize, rob, steal from, loot, raid, plunder, ransack …
84root — 1. noun 1) a plant s roots Syn: rootstock, tuber, rootlet; Botany rhizome, radicle 2) the root of the problem Syn: source, origin, germ, beginning(s), genesis; cause, reason …
85search — 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… …
86root — 1. noun 1) the root of the problem Syn: source, origin, cause, reason, basis, foundation, bottom, seat 2) (roots) Syn: origins, beginnings, family …
87search — 1. verb 1) I searched for the key Syn: hunt, look, seek, forage, fish, look high and low, ferret, root, rummage 2) he searched the house Syn: look through, scour …
88jumble — I UK [ˈdʒʌmb(ə)l] / US noun 1) [uncountable] British old clothes and other things that you no longer want, sold to raise money. The American word is rummage. 2) [singular] a collection of different things mixed together a delightful jumble of… …
89pouter — I. /ˈpaʊtə / (say powtuh) noun 1. someone who pouts. 2. one of a breed of long legged domestic pigeons characterised by the habit of puffing out the crop. II. /ˈpaʊtə / (say powtuh) verb (i) to rummage around; poke; stir. Also, powter. {Scottish; …
90rootle — /ˈrutəl/ (say roohtuhl) verb (i) (rootled, rootling) to root or grub; rummage. {root2 + le} …
