Definitions:

1. an investigation seeking answers noun
   • a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing
2. boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas noun
   • right of search
3. inquire into verb
   • the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project
4. subject to a search verb
   • The police searched the suspect
5. the examination of alternative hypotheses noun
   • Our search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful.
6. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of verb
   • The police are searching for clues

Synonyms:

• hunt
• look
• look for
• lookup
• research
• seek

NearBy Words:

• searcher
• searching
• searchingly
• searchlight