| Main Entry: | browse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look around; look through |
Synonyms: |
check over, dip into, examine cursorily, feed, flip through, get the cream, give the once over, glance at, graze, hit the high spots, inspect loosely, leaf through, nibble*, once over lightly, pass an eye over, peruse, read, read here and there, riff through, riffle through, run through, scan, skim, skip through, survey, thumb through wander |
| Main Entry: | dip into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, sample |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, browse, dabble, flip through, get, glance at, glance over, leaf through, peruse, play at, rifle through, run over, run through, scan, seize, skim, take, taste, thumb through |
| Main Entry: | glance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look at briefly |
Synonyms: |
browse, check out, dip into, flash*, flip through, gaze, get a load of, glimpse, leaf through, peek, peep, peer, riffle through, run over, run through, scan, see, skim through, take a gander, take in, thumb through, view |
| Notes: | a glance captures more than a glimpse; the verb glance takes no object while glimpse does |
Antonyms: |
stare |
| Main Entry: | graze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feed on |
Synonyms: |
bite, browse, champ, crop, crunch, eat, forage, gnaw, masticate, munch, nibble, pasture, ruminate, uproot |
Antonyms: |
abstain |
| Main Entry: | leaf |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flip through |
Synonyms: |
browse, dip into, glance, riff, riffle, run through, scan, skim, thumb |
| Main Entry: | peruse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check out; examine |
Synonyms: |
analyze, browse, glance over, inspect, look through, pore over, read, scan, scrutinize, skim, study |
Antonyms: |
neglect, overlook |
| Main Entry: | scan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look over, scrutinize lightly |
Synonyms: |
browse, check, consider, contemplate, dip into, examine, flash*, flip through, give the once-over, glance at, glance over, have a look-see, inquire, investigate, leaf through, look, look through, look up and down, overlook, regard, riff, riffle, rumble, run over, run through, scour, search, size up, skim, study, survey, sweep, take a gander, take stock of, thumb through |
| Main Entry: | skim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look through cursorily |
Synonyms: |
browse, brush over, dip, examine, flip through, get the cream, give the once-over, glance, glance over, go once over lightly, hit the high spots, leaf through, read, read swiftly, riff, riffle, run eye over, scan, skip, thumb through, turn the pages |
Antonyms: |
pour |