prospect vs search

prospect and search both are nouns.

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

As verbs, search is a hypernym of prospect; that is, search is a word with a broader meaning than prospect:

prospect: explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
search: inquire into

Other hypernyms of prospect include explore, research.

As verbs, search is a hypernym of prospect; that is, search is a word with a broader meaning than prospect:

Other hypernyms of prospect include look.

prospect (noun)	search (noun)
a prediction of the course of a disease	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
the visual percept of a region	boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
belief about (or mental picture of) the future	an investigation seeking answers
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)	the examination of alternative hypotheses
the possibility of future success	an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

prospect (verb)	search (verb)
explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals	inquire into
search for something desirable	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
	subject to a search
	search or seek