careful search

  • 1careful search — index indagation, investigation, probe, research Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2search — I n. 1) to conduct, make a search 2) a careful, exhaustive, painstaking, thorough search 3) a fruitless search 4) a body; literature search 5) a search for (the search for truth) 6) in search of 7) (misc.) (legal) unwarranted search and seizure… …

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  • 3Search and rescue dog — The use of dogs in search and rescue (SAR) is a valuable component in responding to law enforcement requests for missing people. Dedicated handlers and hard working, well trained dogs are required in search efforts to be effective in their task.… …

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  • 4search — ▪ I. search search 1 [sɜːtʆ ǁ sɜːrtʆ] noun 1. [countable] an attempt to find someone or something, usually one that takes a lot of time: search for • Their offer ended a five month search for a buyer for the company. • Graduates in debt simply… …

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  • 5search*/*/ — [sɜːtʃ] noun [C] I 1) an attempt to find something Despite a thorough search, they found no drugs on him.[/ex] The authorities carried out several air searches for survivors of the crash.[/ex] The police have conducted an extensive search of the… …

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  • 6search — /sɜtʃ / (say serch) verb (t) 1. to go or look through carefully in seeking to find something. 2. to examine (someone) for concealed objects by going through their pockets or the like. 3. to scrutinise or question: to search one s feelings; search …

  • 7Careful, He Might Hear You — Infobox Film name = Careful, He Might Hear You imdb id = 0085295 writer = Michael Jenkins starring = Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin, Nicholas Gledhill director = Carl Schultz Sumner Locke Elliott (Novel) producer = distributor = released = 1983… …

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  • 8search — searchable, adj. searchableness, n. searcher, n. /serrch/, v.t. 1. to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter …

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  • 9search — [[t]sɜrtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost 2) to examine (a person, object, etc.) carefully in order to find something concealed 3) to explore or examine in order to discover …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10Search and Destroy (film) — Infobox Film name = Searh and Destroy image size = caption = director = David Salle producer = Ruth Charny Elie Cohn Dan Lupovitz writer = Play: Howard Korner Screenplay: Michael Almereyda narrator = starring = Dennis Hopper John Turturro… …

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