1. search
noun. ['ˈsɝːtʃ'] the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone.
Synonyms
- foraging
- looking for
- seeking
- frisking
- exploration
- rummage
- ransacking
- activity
- hunt
- forage
- frisk
- looking
- quest
- scouring
- manhunt
- hunting
Antonyms
- profane
- right angle
- reentrant angle
- oblique angle
Etymology
- serchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sercher (Anglo-Norman)
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Example sentences of the word search-engine
1. Noun Phrase
It has a large amount of storage and a search engine.
2. Noun Phrase
Search for number search services in a search engine.
3. Noun Phrase
Find a phone number for the sheriff’s office or the jail through an online search engine.
4. Noun Phrase
You can also enter the phone number into any Internet search engine, such as Yahoo or Google.
2. search
verb. ['ˈsɝːtʃ'] try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of.
Synonyms
- pursue
- divine
- angle
- gather
- fumble
- dredge
- drag
- leave no stone unturned
- grub
- seek
- seek out
- go after
- feel
- fish
- quest for
- surf
- scour
- want
- quest after
- look for
- browse
- hunt
- finger
- shop
Antonyms
- inessential
- have
- fauna
- boycott
Etymology
- serchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sercher (Anglo-Norman)
3. engine
noun. ['ˈɛndʒən, ˈɪndʒən'] motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work.
Synonyms
- motor
- donkey engine
- power train
- heat engine
- gear
- aircraft engine
- geartrain
- reaction-propulsion engine
- generator
- reaction engine
- train
- automobile engine
- auxiliary engine
- camshaft
Antonyms
- walk
- big
- large
- unattractive
Etymology
- engin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- engin (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. search
verb. ['ˈsɝːtʃ'] search or seek.
Synonyms
- horn in
- examine
- nose
- prospect
- see
- poke
- cruise
- hunt
- intrude
- look
Antonyms
- source
- peristalsis
- anastalsis
- dormant
Etymology
- serchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sercher (Anglo-Norman)
5. search
noun. ['ˈsɝːtʃ'] an investigation seeking answers.
Synonyms
- investigation
Antonyms
- refrain
- layman
Etymology
- serchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sercher (Anglo-Norman)
6. search
verb. ['ˈsɝːtʃ'] inquire into.
Synonyms
- research
- prospect
- beat about
- explore
- look into
- cast around
- mapquest
- cast about
- investigate
Antonyms
- incognizance
- lose
- despair
- presence
Etymology
- serchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sercher (Anglo-Norman)
7. engine
noun. ['ˈɛndʒən, ˈɪndʒən'] something used to achieve a purpose.
Synonyms
- causal agency
- cause
Etymology
- engin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- engin (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. search
verb. ['ˈsɝːtʃ'] subject to a search.
Synonyms
- ransack
- examine
- raid
- rummage
- see
- strip-search
- frisk
- go
- comb
- rifle
Antonyms
- discontinuance
- assembly
- discontinuation
- activation
Etymology
- serchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sercher (Anglo-Norman)
9. engine
noun. ['ˈɛndʒən, ˈɪndʒən'] a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks.
Synonyms
- fender
- train
- cowcatcher
- self-propelled vehicle
- buffer
- traction engine
- choo-choo
- pilot
- tank engine
- locomotive
- switch engine
- pilot engine
- locomotive engine
- tank locomotive
- iron horse
- railway locomotive
- diesel locomotive
- footplate
- electric locomotive
- steam locomotive
- donkey engine
- dinkey
- shunter
- dinky
Etymology
- engin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- engin (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
10. engine
noun. ['ˈɛndʒən, ˈɪndʒən'] an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc..
Synonyms
- instrument
- catapult
- bricole
- onager
- trebucket
- mangonel
- battering ram
- ballista
- arbalist
- arbalest
Antonyms
- afferent
- noncausative
- rotor
- stator
Etymology
- engin (Middle English (1100-1500))
- engin (Old French (842-ca. 1400))