Nouns (10)
discovery, uncovering
n. the act of discovering something
discovery, breakthrough
n. a productive insight
search, query, lookup, seek, searching, look-up
n. a user's request for information, generally as a formal request to a database or search engine
Verbs (33)
find
v. obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college"
feel
v. come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
discover
v. make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
rule
v. decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
discover
v. make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
regain
v. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
search
v. to use the search function allowing to detect a character string in a document
get, receive, obtain
v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
conclude, bring to a close, come to a conclusion about
v. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
find out, ascertain, determine
v. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
witness, see
v. perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
come up with, line up, get hold of
v. get something or somebody for a specific purpose
notice, discover, detect, observe
v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (226)
locate, turn up, unearth
v. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
find, discover
v. make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
find, notice, discover, detect, observe
v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
check, see, learn, find out, ascertain, determine
v. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
find, find out, ascertain, determine
v. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
declare, adjudge, declare to be
v. declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
locate, turn up, unearth
v. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
find, discover
v. make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
see, pick up, learn, hear, discover, find out, hear about, hear of, get a line on, get wind of, get word, become aware of, get to know
v. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
find, notice, discover, detect, observe
v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
check, see, learn, find out, ascertain, determine
v. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
find, find out, ascertain, determine
v. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve
v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
pay off, redeem
v. pay off (loans or promissory notes)
meet, fill, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil
v. fill or meet a want or need
keep, look after, have charge of
v. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
take back, repossess
v. regain possession of something
recapture
v. experience anew; "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness"
produce, get, grow, develop, acquire
v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
get, acquire, get hold of
v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to
v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
extract, distill, distil
v. extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
obtain, secure, procure
v. come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
finish, complete
v. come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"
shutdown, close, shut, become closed, shut down
v. become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
close
v. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
dissolve, break up
v. as of a marriage
recess, break up, adjourn
v. "The court adjourned"
break, interrupt, end prematurely
v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
locate, turn up, unearth
v. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
find, discover
v. make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
find, discover
v. make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
see, pick up, learn, hear, discover, find out, hear about, hear of, get a line on, get wind of, get word, become aware of, get to know
v. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
find, notice, discover, detect, observe
v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
check, see, learn, find out, ascertain, determine
v. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
watch, see
v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"
catch, watch, view, see, take in
v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider
v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
follow, watch, observe, keep an eye on, watch over
v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
find, notice, discover, detect, observe
v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
find, witness, see
v. perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
watch, see
v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"
catch, watch, view, see, take in
v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider
v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
follow, watch, observe, keep an eye on, watch over
v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
locate, turn up, unearth
v. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
find, discover
v. make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
find, discover
v. make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
see, pick up, learn, hear, discover, find out, hear about, hear of, get a line on, get wind of, get word, become aware of, get to know
v. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
check, see, learn, find out, ascertain, determine
v. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
find, find out, ascertain, determine
v. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
catch
v. perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"
evidence, tell, ascertain, demonstrate
v. give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"
mark, note, notice
v. notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
see
v. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"
Synonyms (13)
see, pick up, learn, hear, discover, find out, hear about, hear of, get a line on, get wind of, get word, become aware of, get to know
v. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
Antonyms (18)
lose, lose sight of, miss from one's possessions
v. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"
stay, rest, remain, continue
v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
tap, beg, solicit
v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
pay, be worth it
v. be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"
start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out
v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
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