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Noun
S:
(n)
probe
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investigation
(an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities)
"there was a congressional probe into the scandal"
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S:
(n)
inquiry
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enquiry
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research
(a search for knowledge)
"their pottery deserves more research than it has received"
S:
(n)
nature study
(the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level))
S:
(n)
experiment
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experimentation
(the testing of an idea)
"it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"
S:
(n)
empirical research
(an empirical search for knowledge)
S:
(n)
probe
,
investigation
(an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities)
"there was a congressional probe into the scandal"
S:
(n)
poll
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opinion poll
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public opinion poll
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canvass
(an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people)
S:
(n)
heraldry
(the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies)
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
probe
(a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities)
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derivationally related form
S:
(n)
probe
(an exploratory action or expedition)
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S:
(n)
probe
(an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity)
Verb
S:
(v)
probe
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examine
(question or examine thoroughly and closely)
S:
(v)
probe
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dig into
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poke into
(examine physically with or as if with a probe)
"probe an anthill"