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(n)
The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.
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The act of pursuing.
A formal message requesting something.
(archaic) A request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron.
(v)
(figuratively) To request, demand.
The act of hunting.
(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.
The process of exploring.
(ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.
The act of searching in general.
One who seeks.
The process of locating a term in a reference work.
The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.
Search; hunt.
(adj)
Tried, with the connotation of failure.
The action of trying at something.
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
The act of retrieving or something retrieved.
A result of research or an investigation.
Alternative form of endeavoring. [The act by which one endeavors or strives; an attempt.]
A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
British standard spelling of endeavor.
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
A close investigation.
To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
Of, or relating to investigating, or to an investigation.
(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
The act of carrying out research.
A result that one is attempting to achieve.
Effort; the act of one who strives.
The act or process by which something is tracked.
The state of being willing
Something that can be searched, or searched for.
The desire to purchase goods and services.
(countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
The act of snooping.
A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.
cause, interest or account
(figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.
A dish (meal) involving scrambled eggs and a hodgepodge of complementary ingredients, usually closer to a casserole than to an omelette.
(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
A locality in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.
A goal that is striven for.
An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
A wistful or melancholy longing.
The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
(also figurative) Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
The act of searching for food or other items.
Intention or goal.
eagerness or enthusiasm
The process of finding something that is lost by studying evidence.
(uncountable) The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
(usually in the plural) One who is thirsty (for a drink, sex, alcohol, etc.).
The operation of loading data or instructions in anticipation of their need.
A piece of solid food to be soaked in liquid food.
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.
(figuratively, sometimes ironically) A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.
An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).
The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
A period of time just before an important event.
A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
A sudden forward motion.
One of the ten departments of Haiti.
A Dravidian language spoken by the Khonds, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.
(N)
Qwest Communications International, Inc. was a United States telecommunications carrier.
A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose.
An extended adventurous voyage, usually in search of home.
A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
A slow or difficult journey.
(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
A long journey, especially by ship.
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
A person engaged in a quest.
A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6895).
Something discovered.
Alternative spelling of quaestor. [(historical) An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.]
A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.