search (noun)
111executive search — ➔ search1 * * * executive search UK US noun HR ► [U] the business or activity of finding suitable managers and executives for companies: »What costs less executive search or in house recruiting? »an executive search firm/company/group »an… …
112re|search´a|ble — re|search «rih SURCH, REE surch», noun, verb. –n. 1. hunting for facts or truth about a subject; inquiry; investigation: »The researches of men of science have done much to lessen disease. SYNONYM(S): study. 2. organized scientific investigation… …
113re|search — «rih SURCH, REE surch», noun, verb. –n. 1. hunting for facts or truth about a subject; inquiry; investigation: »The researches of men of science have done much to lessen disease. SYNONYM(S): study. 2. organized scientific investigation to solve… …
114strip-search — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms strip search : present tense I/you/we/they strip search he/she/it strip searches present participle strip searching past tense strip searched past participle strip searched to check whether someone is hiding… …
115strip-search — strip searches, strip searching, strip searched also strip search VERB: usu passive If a person is strip searched, someone such as a police officer makes them take off all their clothes and searches them, usually to see if they are carrying drugs …
116global search and replace — global exchange or global search and replace noun (computing) A facility enabling a user to search for and replace every occurrence of a fixed pattern in a file (also called search and replace) • • • Main Entry: ↑globe global search and replace… …
117job search — UK US noun [C] ► HR the process of trying to find a job: »He started his job search six months before finishing university. »You could start by sending your CV to a job search website …
118body search — body searches, body searching, body searched also body search VERB If a person is body searched, someone such as a police officer searches them while they remain clothed. Compare strip search. [be V ed] Foreign journalists were body searched by… …
119body search — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms body search : singular body search plural body searches a search of someone s body and clothing for weapons or drugs, made by a police officer or other official …
120fuzzy search — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fuzzy search : singular fuzzy search plural fuzzy searches computing a computer search that gives results that are similar to what you asked for as well as ones that are exactly what you asked for …
