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searchable

Variant of search

transitive verb

  1. to go over or look through for the purpose of finding something; explore; rummage; examine: to search a house for a lost article
  2. to examine (a person) for something concealed, as by running one's hands over the clothing, through the pockets, etc.
  3. to examine closely and carefully; test and try; probe: to search one's conscience
  4. to look through (writings, records, etc.) to establish certain facts
  5. to find out or uncover by investigation: usually with out

intransitive verb

  1. to try to find something; make a search
  2. to examine data in a computer in order to locate items having a given property

noun

  1. an act of searching; scrutiny, inquiry, or examination in an attempt to find something, gain knowledge, establish facts, etc.
  2. the act of a belligerent in stopping and searching a neutral ship for contraband

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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