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21search — I n. 1) to conduct, make a search 2) a careful, exhaustive, painstaking, thorough search 3) a fruitless search 4) a body; literature search 5) a search for (the search for truth) 6) in search of 7) (misc.) (legal) unwarranted search and seizure… …
22search — 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… …
23search — en·search; re·search·er; re·search·ful; re·search·ist; search; search·able; search·er; search·ful; search·ing·ly; search·ing·ness; search·less; re·search; un·search·able·ness; un·search·ably; …
24search*/*/ — [sɜːtʃ] noun [C] I 1) an attempt to find something Despite a thorough search, they found no drugs on him.[/ex] The authorities carried out several air searches for survivors of the crash.[/ex] The police have conducted an extensive search of the… …
25search — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)tʃ[/t]] ♦♦ searches, searching, searched 1) VERB If you search for something or someone, you look carefully for them. [V for n] The Turkish security forces have started searching for the missing men... [V for n] They search …
26search — {{11}}search (n.) early 15c., right to investigate illegal activity; examination of records, wills, etc.; a search through an area or a place, from O.Fr. cherche, from cerchier (see SEARCH (Cf. search) (v.)). {{12}}search (v.) early 14c., from… …
27search me — phrasal used as a disclaimer of knowledge in response to a question * * * search me (informal) I don t know • • • Main Entry: ↑search * * * search me spoken phrase used for emphasizing that you do not know the answer to a question ‘Why would he… …
28search — /sɜtʃ / (say serch) verb (t) 1. to go or look through carefully in seeking to find something. 2. to examine (someone) for concealed objects by going through their pockets or the like. 3. to scrutinise or question: to search one s feelings; search …
29search — searchable, adj. searchableness, n. searcher, n. /serrch/, v.t. 1. to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter …
30search — v. & n. v. 1 tr. look through or go over thoroughly to find something. 2 tr. examine or feel over (a person) to find anything concealed. 3 tr. a probe or penetrate into. b examine or question (one s mind, conscience, etc.) thoroughly. 4 intr.… …
