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search vs rifle

rifle vs search

search and rifle both are nouns.

search and rifle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
search Yes No Yes No
rifle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, rifle is a hyponym of search; that is, rifle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than search:
  • search: subject to a search
  • rifle: go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
Other hyponyms of search include raid, frisk, strip-search, scan, go, rummage, comb, ransack.
search (noun) rifle (noun)
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
an investigation seeking answers
the examination of alternative hypotheses
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
search (verb) rifle (verb)
inquire into go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of steal goods; take as spoils
subject to a search
search or seek
Difference between search and rifle

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