search (noun)
81search — /sɜ:tʃ/ noun an examination of records by the lawyer acting for someone who wants to buy a property, to make sure that the vendor has the right to sell it …
82search·light — /ˈsɚʧˌlaıt/ noun, pl lights [count] : a very bright light that can be aimed in different directions and that is used to find people or things in the dark …
83certificate of search — cerˌtificate of ˈsearch noun certificates of search PLURALFORM [countable] LAW a legal document showing the results of looking for the name of an owner of land or property in a land: • The certificate of search did not give notice of any… …
84body search — noun A search of a person s body, esp for drugs and other concealable items • • • Main Entry: ↑body * * * ˈbody search [body search] noun a search of a person s body, for example by the police or by a customs official, for drugs, weapons, etc …
85body search — body ,search noun count a search of someone s body and clothing for weapons or drugs, made by a police officer or other official …
86strip-search — strip ,search verb transitive to check whether someone is hiding drugs or other illegal articles by making them take off their clothes ╾ strip ,search noun count …
87global search — noun (computing) A word processing feature which finds every occurrence of a pre determined character, word or phrase in a file • • • Main Entry: ↑globe …
88stop-and-search — stop and searchˈ noun A police policy of random searching of people in the streets, to look for concealed weapons, etc usu during or just after a period of civil disobedience (also adjective) • • • Main Entry: ↑stop …
89Index (search engine) — Search engine indexing collects, parses, and stores data to facilitate fast and accurate information retrieval. Index design incorporates interdisciplinary concepts from linguistics, cognitive psychology, mathematics, informatics, physics, and… …
90right of search — noun the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them • Hypernyms: ↑right * * * 1. : the right of a belligerent to stop a merchant vessel of a neutral state on the high seas and make such examination… …
