Hypernym

noun

English

the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

exploration 2

noundomain: activity

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

English

Definition

a careful systematic search

Derivationally related form

verb

English

examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

verb

English

examine minutely

Hyponym

noun

English

an exploratory action or expedition

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