The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - searchv.

1) Often, search through. examine, scrutinize, check, comb (through) , explore, go through, investigate, scout out, inspect, look at or into, probe, scour, sift through, pry into, hunt or rummage through; inquire or enquire of, Colloq plough through: She searched through several encyclopedias but could not find the information she was looking for. Search your conscience to determine the best course. 2) Often, search for. look (about or around) , cast about, seek, leave no stone unturned: I searched high and low but couldn't find my key. --n. 3) hunt, pursuit, quest: The search for the killer went on for years. 4) researching, analysis; exploration, examination, scrutiny, probe, study, perusal, sifting, inspection, scouring, inquiry or enquiry: A thorough search of the documents failed to turn up anything useful. The police made a house-to-house search of the neighbourhood.