search - noun

the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

an investigation seeking answers

an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

the examination of alternative hypotheses

boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas

search - verb

• try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
• search or seek
• inquire into
• subject to a search

search - thesaurus

explore   hunt   hunting   look   lookup   research   seek