search (noun)
61search — I. verb Etymology: Middle English cerchen, from Anglo French cercher, sercher to travel about, investigate, search, from Late Latin circare to go about, from Latin circum round about more at circum Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to look… …
62search — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular) an attempt to find someone or something (+ for): Bad weather is hampering the search for survivors | in search of (=looking for): Mario went off in search of some matches. | call off a search (=stop looking… …
63search — verb 1》 try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly. ↘examine thoroughly in order to find something. ↘look for information in (a computer network or database) by using a search engine. 2》 [as adjective… …
64strip search — noun searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes • Hypernyms: ↑frisk, ↑frisking * * * ˈstrip search noun an act of searching a person for illegal drugs, weapons, etc, for example at an airport or… …
65search — 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… …
66search directory — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms search directory : singular search directory plural search directories computing a website that contains links to other websites, organized according to subject and in alphabetical order See: search engine …
67search party — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms search party : singular search party plural search parties a group of people that is organized to search for someone who is lost or missing …
68search warrant — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms search warrant : singular search warrant plural search warrants an official document that allows the police to search a building …
69search engine */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms search engine : singular search engine plural search engines computing a computer program used for searching for information on the Internet …
70search — 1. verb /sɜː(r)tʃ/ a) To look in (a place) for something. I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch. b) To look thoroughly. The police are searching for evidence in his flat. Syn: comb …
