the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone | large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America |
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas | someone making a search or inquiry |
an investigation seeking answers | a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items |
the examination of alternative hypotheses | |
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property | |