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searching |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb search 4 senses of search Sense 1 search, seek, look for => dredge, drag => finger => grope, fumble => divine => browse, surf => leave no stone unturned => hunt => want => scour => seek out => quest for go after quest after pursue => maraud => fish, angle => grub => feel => shop, browse Sense 2 search, look => hunt => cruise => prospect => pry, nose, poke Sense 3 research, search, explore => prospect => re-explore => cast about beat about cast around Sense 4 search => frisk => strip-search => scan => rifle, go => rummage => comb, ransack Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb search 4 senses of search Sense 1 search, seek, look for => dredge, drag => finger => grope, fumble => divine => dowse => browse, surf => leave no stone unturned => hunt => want => scour => seek out => quest for go after quest after pursue => maraud => fish, angle => grub => feel => grope for scrabble => shop, browse => comparison-shop => antique => window-shop Sense 2 search, look => hunt => cruise => prospect => pry, nose, poke Sense 3 research, search, explore => prospect => re-explore => cast about beat about cast around Sense 4 search => frisk => strip-search => scan => rifle, go => rummage => comb, ransack Entailment of verb search Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb search 4 senses of search Sense 1 search, seek, look for Sense 2 search, look => examine, see Sense 3 research, search, explore => investigate, look into Sense 4 search => examine, see Familiarity of verb search search used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb search Sense 1 search, seek, look for -------------- Sense 2 search, look => examine, see -------------- Sense 3 research, search, explore => investigate, look into -------------- Sense 4 search => examine, see -------------- Grep of noun searching searching fire soul-searching Overview of verb search The verb search has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (13) search, seek, look for -- (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county") 2. (12) search, look -- (search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!") 3. (3) research, search, explore -- (inquire into) 4. (2) search -- (subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys") Overview of adj searching The adj searching has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) inquisitory, probing, searching -- (diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings") 2. searching, trenchant -- (having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism") 3. searching -- (exploring thoroughly) Antonyms of adj searching 3 senses of searching Sense 1 inquisitory, probing, searching INDIRECT (VIA inquiring) -> uninquiring, uninquisitive Sense 2 searching, trenchant INDIRECT (VIA intelligent) -> unintelligent, stupid Sense 3 searching INDIRECT (VIA exploratory) -> nonexploratory, nonexplorative, unexploratory, unexplorative Similarity of adj searching 3 senses of searching Sense 1 inquisitory, probing, searching => inquiring (vs. uninquiring) Sense 2 searching, trenchant => intelligent (vs. unintelligent) Sense 3 searching => exploratory (vs. nonexploratory), explorative Attributes of adj searching Familiarity of adj searching searching used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj searching searching Overview of verb search The verb search has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (13) search, seek, look for -- (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county") 2. (12) search, look -- (search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!") 3. (3) research, search, explore -- (inquire into) 4. (2) search -- (subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys") Overview of adj searching The adj searching has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) inquisitory, probing, searching -- (diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings") 2. searching, trenchant -- (having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism") 3. searching -- (exploring thoroughly)
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