WordCmp.com

shakedown vs search

search vs shakedown

shakedown and search both are nouns.

shakedown is an adjective but search is not an adjective.

shakedown is not a verb while search is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shakedown Yes Yes No No
search Yes No Yes No
As nouns, search is a hypernym of shakedown; that is, search is a word with a broader meaning than shakedown:
  • shakedown: a very thorough search of a person or a place
  • search: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Other hypernyms of shakedown include hunt, hunting.
shakedown (noun) search (noun)
extortion of money (as by blackmail) the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
a very thorough search of a person or a place boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state 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
shakedown (adjective) search (adjective)
intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
shakedown (verb) search (verb)
inquire into
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
subject to a search
search or seek
Difference between shakedown and search

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.