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1 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) leita2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) leita á (e-m)2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) leit- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
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2 wader
noun (any of several types of bird that wade in search of food.) vaðfugl -
3 rummage
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4 aid
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5 browse
1. verb1) ((of animals) to feed (on shoots or leaves of plants).)2) ((of people) to glance through a book etc casually: I don't want to buy a book - I'm just browsing.)3) (to search computer material, especially on a worldwide network.)2. noun1) (shoots, twigs or leaves as food for cattle.)2) (an act of browsing.) -
6 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) draga, toga2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) draga, mjaka3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) dragast eftir jörðu4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) slæða5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) silast áfram; líða hægt2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) hindrun, dragbítur2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) draga að sér3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) leiðindapúki, leiðinlegur starfi/staður4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) klæðnaður klæðskiptinga -
7 forage
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8 grub
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9 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) veiða2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) elta; reka burt2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) veiði(ferð)2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) leit•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
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10 initiative
[-ʃətiv]1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) frumkvæði2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) frumkvæði -
11 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nef2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) lyktarskyn3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nef, trjóna2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) fikra sig áfram, mjakast2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) hnÿsast í•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
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12 philosophy
[fi'losəfi]plural - philosophies; noun1) (the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his behaviour and beliefs: moral philosophy.) heimspeki2) (a particular system of philosophical theories: I have a very simple philosophy (=attitude to life) - enjoy life!) heimspeki•- philosophical
- philosophic
- philosophically
- philosophize
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13 proper
['propə]1) (right, correct, or suitable: That isn't the proper way to clean the windows; You should have done your schoolwork at the proper time - it's too late to start now.) réttur, viðeigandi2) (complete or thorough: Have you made a proper search?) algjör, almennilegur3) (respectable or well-mannered: Such behaviour isn't quite proper.) viðeigandi, siðlátur•- properly- proper noun/name -
14 prospect
1. ['prospekt] noun1) (an outlook for the future; a view of what one may expect to happen: He didn't like the prospect of going abroad; a job with good prospects.) möguleikar, (framtíðar)horfur, útlit2) (a view or scene: a fine prospect.) útsÿn2. [prə'spekt, ]( American[) 'prospekt] verb(to make a search (for gold etc): He is prospecting for gold.) leita eftir (gulli)- prospectus -
15 quest
[kwest](a search: the quest for gold; the quest for truth.) leit -
16 rifle
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17 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rót2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rót3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rót, orsök4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) uppruni, rætur2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) (láta) skjóta rótum- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) róta í2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) róta -
18 stray
[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) flækjast, villast2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) flækingsdÿr, heimilislaust dÿr3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) flækings-2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) dreifður, strjáll
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