Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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probe | Yes | No | Yes | No |
examine | No | No | Yes | No |
probe (noun) | examine (noun) |
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an exploratory action or expedition | |
an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity | |
a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities | |
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities |
probe (verb) | examine (verb) |
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question or examine thoroughly and closely | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning |
examine physically with or as if with a probe | question closely |
question or examine thoroughly and closely | |
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect | |
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to |