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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ransack, search |
| Synonyms: | beat the bushes, comb, delve, dig out, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, examine, explore, ferret out, fish, forage, grub, hunt, jumble, leave no stone unturned, look high and low, mess up, mix up, poke, rake, root, scour, search high heaven, seek, shake, shake down, spy, toss, turn inside out, turn upside down |
| Antonyms: | order, organize |
| Main Entry: | scour |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | search thoroughly |
| Synonyms: | beat, comb, ferret out, find, forage, go over with a fine-tooth comb, grub, hunt, inquire, leave no stone unturned, look for, look high and low, look up and down, rake, ransack, rout, rummage, seek, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down |
| Antonyms: | ignore, overlook |
| Main Entry: | search |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seek to find something |
| Synonyms: | beat, beat about, cast about, chase after, check, comb, examine, explore, ferret, forage, frisk, go in quest of, go over with a fine-tooth comb, go through, grope, grub, gun for, hunt, hunt for, inquire, inspect, investigate, leave no stone unturned, look, look for, look high and low, look over, poke into, probe, prospect, pry, quest, rake, ransack, rifle through, root, rummage, run down, scan, scour, scout, scrutinize, seek, shake down, sift, smell around, study, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down |
| Antonyms: | find |
| Main Entry: | slave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work very hard |
| Synonyms: | be servile, drudge, grind, grovel, grub, muck, plod, skivvy, slog, toil, work fingers to bone |
| Antonyms: | be lazy |
| Main Entry: | snack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny meal |
| Synonyms: | bite, bite to eat, break, eats, goodies, grub, light meal, lunch, luncheon, midnight snack, morsel, munch, nibble, nosh, pickings, piece, refreshment, tea, tidbit |
| Antonyms: | meal |
| Main Entry: | victuals |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | food supplies |
| Synonyms: | aliment, bread, chow, comestibles, eatables, eats, edibles, fare, feed, foodstuff, goodies, groceries, grub, larder, meal, nourishment, provender, provisions, rations, refreshments, snack, supplies, viands, vittles |
| Main Entry: | vittles |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | food |
| Synonyms: | chow, comestibles, eatables, eats, edibles, fare, foodstuff, goodies, groceries, grub, larder, meal, nourishment, provender, provisions, refreshments, snack, viands, victuals |
| Main Entry: | wonk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | excessive studier |
| Synonyms: | bookworm, brain*, dweeb, geek*, greasy grind, grind*, grub, nerd, poindexter, swotter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | viands |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | food |
| Synonyms: | chow, eats, edibles, fare, feed, grub, provisions, victuals |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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