Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) pursuit, pursuance, quest (a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria) "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"
S: (n) quest, seeking (the act of searching for something) "a quest for diamonds"
S: (n) manhunt (an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime))
S: (n) quest, seeking (the act of searching for something) "a quest for diamonds"
S: (n) ransacking, rummage (a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)) "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis"
S: (n) scouring (moving over territory to search for something) "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"
S: (n) shakedown (a very thorough search of a person or a place) "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"
W: (v) quest [Related to: quest] (make a search (for)) "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"
W: (v) seek [Related to: seeking] (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of) "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
Verb
S: (v) quest (make a search (for)) "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"
S: (v) quest (search the trail of (game)) "The dog went off and quested"
S: (v) bay, quest (bark with prolonged noises, of dogs)
S: (v) quest (seek alms, as for religious purposes)
S: (v) solicit, beg, tap (make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently) "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
S: (v) request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest (express the need or desire for) "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you call, always ask for Mary"
S: (v) transfer (move from one place to another) "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
S: (v) move, displace (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense) "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
S: (v) request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest (express the need or desire for) "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you call, always ask for Mary"