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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have a view of something |
| Synonyms: | afford a view, command, command a view, dominate, front on, give on, give upon, have a prospect of, inspect, look down, look out, look out on, look over, mount, oversee, overtop, soar above, surmount, survey, top, tower over, view, watch over |
| Notes: | overlook (verb) means to look past or fail to notice, while oversee (verb) means to watch and direct |
| Main Entry: | scan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look over, scrutinize lightly |
| Synonyms: | browse, check, consider, contemplate, dip into, examine, flash*, flip through, give the once-over, glance at, glance over, have a look-see, inquire, investigate, leaf through, look, look through, look up and down, overlook, regard, riff, riffle, rumble, run over, run through, scour, search, size up, skim, study, survey, sweep, take a gander, take stock of, thumb through |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
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