Definition of "search" []

• To make a thorough examination of; look over carefully in order to find something; explore. (verb-transitive)
• To make a careful examination or investigation of; probe: search one's conscience for the right solution to the problem. (verb-transitive)
• Law To make a thorough check of (a legal document); scrutinize: search a title. (verb-transitive)
• To examine in order to find something lost or concealed. (verb-transitive)
• To examine the person or personal effects of in order to find something lost or concealed. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "+ Real time search -- “real time search” means looking through material that literally is published in real time."
• "To help you out, the Finding Tablets in the database page says:In order to browse or search the tablets for more specific information, for example the texts written by the same person, texts in which a certain word, term or name occurs, or that refer to a particular subject or come from the same archaeological context, follow ‘search' or ‘browse' from the side menu."
• "` ` Search! '' echoed Ochiltree; ` ` na, na, Mr. Dusterdeevil, ye are mair of a conjuror than a clerk --- it's search, man, _search_ ---"