examination vs search

search vs examination

examination and search both are nouns.

examination is not a verb while search is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
examination	Yes	No	No	No
search	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, search is a hyponym of examination; that is, search is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than examination:

examination: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
search: boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas

Other hyponyms of examination include audit, autopsy, necropsy, PM, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem, postmortem examination, checkup, health check, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination, comparing, comparison, fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb, follow-up, followup, reexamination, review, going-over, look-over, once-over, ophthalmoscopy, palpation, tactual exploration, endoscopy, gonioscopy, keratoscopy, rhinoscopy, scan, study, survey, testing, motion study, time-and-motion study, time-motion study, time and motion study, time study, work study, inspection, review, bank examination.

examination (noun)	search (noun)
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned	boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)	an investigation seeking answers
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge	the examination of alternative hypotheses
formal systematic questioning	an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

examination (verb)	search (verb)
	inquire into
	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
	subject to a search
	search or seek

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