English words for 'The quality of being searchable.'
Closest matches for "The quality of being searchable." are ranked by semantic fit across dictionary definitions.
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noun
adj
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To be locatable in a search of the Internet.
- Of a cricket ball: to move as in a googly.
- (transitive) To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- Of a bowler: to bowl or deliver a googly.
- To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.
- (by extension) To search for (something) on the Internet using any comprehensive search engine.
- search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine
noun
num
verb
noun
- The act of searching in general.
- an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
- the examination of alternative hypotheses
- the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
- boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
- an investigation seeking answers
- An attempt to find something.
verb
- search or seek
- to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group
- convey by one's expression
- have faith or confidence in
- take charge of or deal with
- perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- look forward to the probable occurrence of
- accord in appearance with
- give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
- To expect or anticipate.
- (baseball) To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.
- (transitive) To express or manifest by a look.
- To face or present a view.
- (transitive, colloquial) As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object.
- (intransitive) As an intransitive verb, often with "at".
- To appear, to seem.
- (transitive, often with "to") To make sure of, to see to.
- (copulative) To give an appearance of being.
- (intransitive, often with "for") To search for, to try to find.
noun
- physical appearance
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- A facial expression.
- (often plural) Physical appearance, visual impression.
- The action of looking; an attempt to see.
intj
noun
- (countable) The act of browsing through something.
- (Cornwall, fishing, uncountable) Bruised fish used as bait.
- (countable) That which one browses through; something to read.
- (uncountable) Young shoots and twigs.
- (uncountable) Fodder for cattle and other animals.
- reading superficially or at random
- the act of feeding by continual nibbling
- vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
verb
- (transitive, computing) To navigate through hyperlinked documents on a computer, usually with a browser.
- (intransitive, of an animal) To move about while eating parts of plants, especially plants other than pasture, such as shrubs or trees.
- To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
- To move about while sampling, such as with food or products on display.
- shop around; not necessarily buying
- feed as in a meadow or pasture
- eat lightly, try different dishes
- look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
verb
noun
- belief about (or mental picture of) the future
- someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
- a prediction of the course of a disease
- the possibility of future success
- the visual percept of a region
- A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
- (sales) A potential client or customer.
- The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
- The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
- A hope; a hopeful.
- Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
- A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
- (sports) Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
- The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
- (music) The façade of an organ.
verb
noun
- (computing) An application that searches for, and retrieves, data based on some criteria, especially one that searches the Internet for documents containing specified words.
- a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)
noun
verb
verb
- seek, search for
- oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- yaw back and forth about a flight path
- pursue or chase relentlessly
- chase away, with as with force
- search (an area) for prey
- (engineering, intransitive) To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large movement of the balls for small change of load, an arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down with variations of current, etc.; also, to seesaw, as a pair of alternators working in parallel.
- (transitive) To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.
- (ambitransitive) To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- (bell-ringing, transitive) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.
- (ambitransitive) To try to find something; search (for).
- (transitive) To use or traverse in pursuit of game.
- (transitive) To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
- (bell-ringing, intransitive) To shift up and down in order regularly.
noun
- an instance of searching for something
- the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
- the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
- an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
- the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
- An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it.
- A hunting expedition.
- The act of hunting.
- A pack of hunting dogs.
verb
- (intransitive) To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
- (transitive) To spot; to catch sight of; to espy.
- (transitive) To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.
- (intransitive) To act as a spy.
- catch sight of
- secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
- catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
- watch, observe, or inquire secretly
noun
- (American football) A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately.
- A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
- a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
- (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive, idiomatic) To find by looking: to hunt out.
- To be facing.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, out.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
- (informal, intransitive) Ellipsis of look out for (someone)
- (African-American Vernacular) To be supportive or protective of someone.
- to protect someone's interests
- be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
verb
noun
- musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
- domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
- An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
- A black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes).
- (figurative) A diligent searcher.
noun
- (uncountable) Openness; accessibility to scrutiny.
- (countable, photography) A translucent film-like material with an image imprinted on it, viewable by shining light through it.
- (countable, art) A transparent artwork, viewable by shining light through it.
- (countable) Something transparent.
- (signal processing) Sufficient accuracy to make the compressed result perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
- (uncountable) The quality of being transparent.
- permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
- picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
- the quality of being clear and transparent
noun
- the act of searching for something
- a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- (video games, roleplaying games) A task that a player may complete in order to gain a reward or advance the story.
- A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
- The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
- (education) A short test.
verb
- (transitive) To search for something; to seek.
- search the trail of (game)
- express the need or desire for
- bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
- make a search (for)
- seek alms, as for religious purposes
- (entomology, of a tick) To locate and attach to a host animal.
- (intransitive) To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
verb
- feel searchingly
- write down quickly without much attention to detail
- (transitive) To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on.
- (intransitive) To scribble.
- (intransitive) To move with difficulty by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws.
- (transitive) To gather hastily.
- (intransitive) To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
noun
verb
noun
- (countable) An object of search or pursuit.
- (mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.
- A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone.
- (uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
- animal hunted or caught for food
- a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (countable) The act of browsing through something.
- (Cornwall, fishing, uncountable) Bruised fish used as bait.
- (countable) That which one browses through; something to read.
- (uncountable) Young shoots and twigs.
- (uncountable) Fodder for cattle and other animals.
- reading superficially or at random
- the act of feeding by continual nibbling
- vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
verb
- (transitive, computing) To navigate through hyperlinked documents on a computer, usually with a browser.
- (intransitive, of an animal) To move about while eating parts of plants, especially plants other than pasture, such as shrubs or trees.
- To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
- To move about while sampling, such as with food or products on display.
- shop around; not necessarily buying
- feed as in a meadow or pasture
- eat lightly, try different dishes
- look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
verb
noun
- The act of searching in general.
- an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
- the examination of alternative hypotheses
- the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
- boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
- an investigation seeking answers
- An attempt to find something.
noun
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To be locatable in a search of the Internet.
- Of a cricket ball: to move as in a googly.
- (transitive) To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- Of a bowler: to bowl or deliver a googly.
- To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.
- (by extension) To search for (something) on the Internet using any comprehensive search engine.
- search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine
noun
num
verb
- seek, search for
- oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- yaw back and forth about a flight path
- pursue or chase relentlessly
- chase away, with as with force
- search (an area) for prey
- (engineering, intransitive) To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large movement of the balls for small change of load, an arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down with variations of current, etc.; also, to seesaw, as a pair of alternators working in parallel.
- (transitive) To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.
- (ambitransitive) To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- (bell-ringing, transitive) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.
- (ambitransitive) To try to find something; search (for).
- (transitive) To use or traverse in pursuit of game.
- (transitive) To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
- (bell-ringing, intransitive) To shift up and down in order regularly.
noun
- an instance of searching for something
- the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
- the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
- an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
- the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
- An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it.
- A hunting expedition.
- The act of hunting.
- A pack of hunting dogs.
noun
- (uncountable) Openness; accessibility to scrutiny.
- (countable, photography) A translucent film-like material with an image imprinted on it, viewable by shining light through it.
- (countable, art) A transparent artwork, viewable by shining light through it.
- (countable) Something transparent.
- (signal processing) Sufficient accuracy to make the compressed result perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
- (uncountable) The quality of being transparent.
- permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
- picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
- the quality of being clear and transparent
noun
- the act of searching for something
- a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- (video games, roleplaying games) A task that a player may complete in order to gain a reward or advance the story.
- A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
- The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
- (education) A short test.
verb
- (transitive) To search for something; to seek.
- search the trail of (game)
- express the need or desire for
- bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
- make a search (for)
- seek alms, as for religious purposes
- (entomology, of a tick) To locate and attach to a host animal.
- (intransitive) To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
noun
- (countable) An object of search or pursuit.
- (mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.
- A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone.
- (uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
- animal hunted or caught for food
- a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To be locatable in a search of the Internet.
- Of a cricket ball: to move as in a googly.
- (transitive) To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- Of a bowler: to bowl or deliver a googly.
- To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.
- (by extension) To search for (something) on the Internet using any comprehensive search engine.
- search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine
noun
num
verb
noun
- The act of searching in general.
- an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
- the examination of alternative hypotheses
- the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
- boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
- an investigation seeking answers
- An attempt to find something.
verb
- search or seek
- to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group
- convey by one's expression
- have faith or confidence in
- take charge of or deal with
- perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- look forward to the probable occurrence of
- accord in appearance with
- give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
- To expect or anticipate.
- (baseball) To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.
- (transitive) To express or manifest by a look.
- To face or present a view.
- (transitive, colloquial) As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object.
- (intransitive) As an intransitive verb, often with "at".
- To appear, to seem.
- (transitive, often with "to") To make sure of, to see to.
- (copulative) To give an appearance of being.
- (intransitive, often with "for") To search for, to try to find.
noun
- physical appearance
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- A facial expression.
- (often plural) Physical appearance, visual impression.
- The action of looking; an attempt to see.
intj
verb
noun
- belief about (or mental picture of) the future
- someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
- a prediction of the course of a disease
- the possibility of future success
- the visual percept of a region
- A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
- (sales) A potential client or customer.
- The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
- The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
- A hope; a hopeful.
- Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
- A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
- (sports) Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
- The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
- (music) The façade of an organ.
verb
noun
- (computing) An application that searches for, and retrieves, data based on some criteria, especially one that searches the Internet for documents containing specified words.
- a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)
verb
- seek, search for
- oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- yaw back and forth about a flight path
- pursue or chase relentlessly
- chase away, with as with force
- search (an area) for prey
- (engineering, intransitive) To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large movement of the balls for small change of load, an arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down with variations of current, etc.; also, to seesaw, as a pair of alternators working in parallel.
- (transitive) To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.
- (ambitransitive) To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- (bell-ringing, transitive) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.
- (ambitransitive) To try to find something; search (for).
- (transitive) To use or traverse in pursuit of game.
- (transitive) To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
- (bell-ringing, intransitive) To shift up and down in order regularly.
noun
- an instance of searching for something
- the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
- the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
- an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
- the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
- An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it.
- A hunting expedition.
- The act of hunting.
- A pack of hunting dogs.
verb
- (intransitive) To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
- (transitive) To spot; to catch sight of; to espy.
- (transitive) To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.
- (intransitive) To act as a spy.
- catch sight of
- secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
- catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
- watch, observe, or inquire secretly
noun
- (American football) A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately.
- A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
- a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
- (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive, idiomatic) To find by looking: to hunt out.
- To be facing.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, out.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
- (informal, intransitive) Ellipsis of look out for (someone)
- (African-American Vernacular) To be supportive or protective of someone.
- to protect someone's interests
- be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
verb
noun
- musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
- domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
- An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
- A black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes).
- (figurative) A diligent searcher.
verb
- feel searchingly
- write down quickly without much attention to detail
- (transitive) To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on.
- (intransitive) To scribble.
- (intransitive) To move with difficulty by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws.
- (transitive) To gather hastily.
- (intransitive) To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
noun
verb
noun
- the act of searching for something
- a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- (video games, roleplaying games) A task that a player may complete in order to gain a reward or advance the story.
- A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
- The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
- (education) A short test.
verb
- (transitive) To search for something; to seek.
- search the trail of (game)
- express the need or desire for
- bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
- make a search (for)
- seek alms, as for religious purposes
- (entomology, of a tick) To locate and attach to a host animal.
- (intransitive) To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.