1.Definition: an investigation seeking answers

"A thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing", "The outcome justified the search"

Category: General

2.Definition: an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

Related Noun(s):lookup

Category: General

3.Definition: boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas

"Right of search"

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4.Definition: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

Related Noun(s):hunt

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5.Definition: the examination of alternative hypotheses

"His search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"

Category: General