what does search mean?
SEARCH as NOUN
- Meaning
- an investigation seeking answers
Usage Example(s)
- a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing
- the outcome justified the search
Hypernyms(s) search is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
Usage Example(s)
Hypernyms(s) search is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) search is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- the examination of alternative hypotheses
Usage Example(s)
- his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful
Hypernyms(s) search is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- they wrote a program to do a table lookup
Hypernyms(s) search is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
SEARCH as VERB
- Meaning
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) search is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- The police are searching for clues
- They are searching for the missing man in the entire county
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- The police searched the suspect
- We searched the whole house for the missing keys
Hypernyms(s) search is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest
- Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!
Hypernyms(s) search is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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