Definition: the act of searching for something
Usage: a quest for diamonds
Similar words: search, hunt, hunting
Definition: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Synonyms: pursuance, pursuit, quest
Definition: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
Usage: the pursuit of love; life is more than the pursuance of fame; a quest for wealth
Similar words: search
Definition: the examination of alternative hypotheses
Usage: his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful
Synonyms: bespeak, call for, request, quest
Definition: express the need or desire for; ask for
Usage: She requested an extra bed in her room; She called for room service
Similar words: put across, pass, pass along, pass on, communicate
Definition: transmit information
Usage: Please communicate this message to all employees; pass along the good news
Synonyms: quest
Definition: seek alms, as for religious purposes
Similar words: tap, beg, solicit
Definition: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
Usage: Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce; My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
Definition: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
Synonyms: quest
Definition: search the trail of (game)
Usage: The dog went off and quested
Similar words: chase, chase after, dog, tag, tail, track, trail, go after, give chase
Definition: go after with the intent to catch
Usage: The policeman chased the mugger down the alley; the dog chased the rabbit
Synonyms: quest
Definition: make a search (for)
Usage: Things that die with their eyes open and questing; The animal came questing through the forest
Similar words: seek
Definition: try to get or reach
Usage: seek a position; seek an education; seek happiness