rummage (verb)
91dig — ► VERB (digging; past and past part. dug) 1) break up and turn over or move earth. 2) make (a hole) by digging. 3) (often dig up) extract from the ground by digging. 4) poke or jab sharply. 5) ( …
92scrutinize — [17] The etymological notion underlying scrutinize is of ragpickers searching through piles of garbage looking for anything of use or value. For its ultimate source is Latin scrūta ‘rubbish’. From this was formed the verb scrūtārī ‘rummage… …
93fer´ret|er — fer|ret1 «FEHR iht», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. a) a white or yellowish white animal related to the weasel, domesticated and used for killing rats and driving rabbits from their holes, found in Europe. It is the domesticated form of the… …
94fer|ret — fer|ret1 «FEHR iht», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. a) a white or yellowish white animal related to the weasel, domesticated and used for killing rats and driving rabbits from their holes, found in Europe. It is the domesticated form of the… …
95for´ag|er — for|age «FR ihj, FOR », noun, verb, aged, ag|ing. –n. 1. hay, grain, or other food for horses, cattle, or other domestic animals; fodder: »Forage for the cattle is in the hayloft. SYNONYM(S): provender. 2. a hunting or searching for food or prov …
96for|age — «FR ihj, FOR », noun, verb, aged, ag|ing. –n. 1. hay, grain, or other food for horses, cattle, or other domestic animals; fodder: »Forage for the cattle is in the hayloft. SYNONYM(S): provender. 2. a hunting or searching for food or prov …
97fos´sick|er — fos|sick «FOS ihk», Australia. –v.i. 1. Mining. a) to search for gold by digging in crevices, washing places, abandoned workings, etc. b) to take gold from someone else s claim. 2. Figurative. to search about; rummage. –v.t. to dig; hunt.… …
98fos|sick — «FOS ihk», Australia. –v.i. 1. Mining. a) to search for gold by digging in crevices, washing places, abandoned workings, etc. b) to take gold from someone else s claim. 2. Figurative. to search about; rummage. –v.t. to dig; hunt. ╂[apparently… …
99ran´sack|er — ran|sack «RAN sak», transitive verb. 1. to search thoroughly through: »The thief ransacked the house for jewelry. SYNONYM(S): rummage. 2. to rob; plunder: »The invading army ransacked the city and carried off its treasures. SYNONYM(S): pillage …
100ran|sack — «RAN sak», transitive verb. 1. to search thoroughly through: »The thief ransacked the house for jewelry. SYNONYM(S): rummage. 2. to rob; plunder: »The invading army ransacked the city and carried off its treasures. SYNONYM(S): pillage …
