Synonyms of the word

search

• n. An attempt to find something.
• n. The act of searching in general.
• v. (transitive) To look in (a place) for something.
• v. (intransitive, followed by "for") To look thoroughly.
• v. (transitive, now rare) To look for, seek.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To probe or examine (a wound).
• v. (obsolete) To examine; to try; to put to the test.

activity

• n. The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active…
• n. Something done as an action or a movement.
• n. Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
• n. Use (of internet, Playstation, bank account etc.).

examination

• n. The act of examining.
• n. Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness…
• n. A formal test involving answering written or oral questions with no or limited access to text books or…

examine

• v. To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
• v. To check the health or condition of something or someone.
• v. To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
• v. To interrogate.

explore

• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To seek for something or after someone.
• v. (transitive) To examine or investigate something systematically.
• v. (transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery.
• v. (intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically.
• v. (transitive) To (seek) experience first hand.
• v. (intransitive) To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses.
• v. (intransitive) To wander without any particular aim or purpose.
• v. (transitive) To seek sexual variety, to sow one's wild oats.
• n. (colloquial) An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like.

hunt

• v. (transitive, intransitive) To chase down prey and (usually) kill it.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To try to find something; search (for).
• v. (transitive) To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
• v. (transitive) To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.
• v. (transitive) To use or traverse in pursuit of game.
• v. (bell-ringing, transitive) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.
• v. (bell-ringing, intransitive) To shift up and down in order regularly.
• v. (engineering, intransitive) To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor…
• n. The act of hunting.
• n. A hunting expedition.
• n. An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to such an organization (capitalized if the…

hunting

• n. Chasing and killing animals for sport or to get food.
• n. Looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
• n. (engineering) Fluctuating around a central value without stabilizing.
• v. present participle of hunt.

investigate

• v. (transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
• v. (transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
• v. (intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.

investigating

• v. present participle of investigate.

investigation

• n. The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient…

look

• v. (intransitive, often with "at") To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
• v. To appear, to seem.
• v. (copulative) To give an appearance of being.
• v. (intransitive, often with "for") To search for, to try to find.
• v. To face or present a view.
• v. To expect or anticipate.
• v. (transitive) To express or manifest by a look.
• v. (transitive, often with "to") To make sure of, to see to.
• v. (dated, sometimes figuratively) To show oneself in looking.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To seek; to search for.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To expect.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.
• v. (baseball) To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.
• interj. Pay attention.
• n. The action of looking, an attempt to see.
• n. (often plural) Physical appearance, visual impression.
• n. A facial expression.

lookup

• n. An attempt to retrieve data.

operation

• n. The method by which a device performs its function.
• n. The method or practice by which actions are done.
• n. The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
• n. A planned undertaking.
• n. A business or organization.
• n. (medicine) A surgical procedure.
• n. (computing, logic, mathematics) a procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the…
• n. (military) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm).
• n. (obsolete) Effect produced; influence.

research

• n. (uncountable) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications,…
• n. (countable) A particular instance or piece of research.
• v. (transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
• v. (intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into.
• v. (transitive) To search again.

scrutiny

• n. Intense study of someone or something.
• n. Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
• n. An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
• n. A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
• n. An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
• v. (obsolete, rare) To scrutinize.

see

• v. (stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
• v. To form a mental picture of.
• v. (social) To meet, to visit.
• v. (by extension) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
• v. (gambling) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
• v. (sometimes mystical) To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
• v. To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
• v. (used in the imperative) Used to emphasise a proposition.
• v. (used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
• n. A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
• n. The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric.
• n. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

seek

• v. (transitive) To try to find, to look for, to search.
• v. (transitive) To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to beseech.
• v. (transitive) To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To go, move, travel (in a given direction).
• v. (transitive) To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.