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Nouns (7)

n. a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

n. a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

n. an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"

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Fuzzynyms (6)

probe

n. an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity

test, trial, tryout

n. trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"

request, asking

n. the verbal act of requesting

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answer

n. the speech act of replying to a question

response, reply

n. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

resolution, answer, solution, result

n. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"

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