See Also: search 1, noun(dictionary)
search(2)(dictionary)
search(1)(dictionary)
Search(medicine)
SEARCH, RIGHT OF, mar(law)
Search 3.4-7(law)
Federated Search(law)
SEARCH, practice(law)
search (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
search and seizure(encyclopedia)

search 1, noun (oh)



[C usually singular] an attempt to find someone or something
search for
::Bad weather is hampering the search for survivors.
search of
::a search of the area
::The police have already carried out a search .
::Perhaps they will wait until morning before launching a search .
::Rescuers were forced to abandon their search .
::a thorough search of the undergrowth
::I spent the next three hours in a fruitless search for a replacement.
:: The search is now on for a new management team.
[C] a series of actions done by a computer to find information
search of
::a computerized search of 10,000 medical journals
::A search found 46 websites.
::an online search
perform/run/do a search
::Do a search on 'rabbit' and see what it brings up.
in search of sth
looking for something
::Mark went in search of water.
[singular] an attempt to find an explanation or solution
search for
::the search for a cure
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
carry out/conduct a search
begin/launch a search
call off/abandon a search
thorough/painstaking/systematic search (=a very detailed one)
fruitless search (=an unsuccessful one)
nationwide search
house-to-house search (=a search of every house or building in an area)
fingertip search British English (=a search for clues by police officers at the scene of a crime)
strip search (=a search of someone by taking off their clothes)
the search is on (=used to say that something is now being looked for)