| Main Entry: | nose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detect, search |
Synonyms: |
busybody, examine, inspect, meddle, mouse, pry, scent, smell, sniff, snoop |
| Main Entry: | poke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interfere, snoop |
Synonyms: |
busybody, butt in, intrude, meddle, nose*, peek, pry, tamper |
Antonyms: |
leave alone |
| Main Entry: | pry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interfere in someone else's business |
Synonyms: |
be a busybody, be all ears, be curious, be inquisitive, be nosy, bug*, ferret out, gape, gaze, hunt, inquire, intrude, investigate, listen in, meddle, nose, peek, peep, peer, poke, poke nose into, ransack, reconnoiter, rubberneck, search, snoop, spy, stare, tap, tune in on, wiretap |
Antonyms: |
leave alone |
| Main Entry: | root |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dig and search |
Synonyms: |
burrow, delve, embed, ferret, forage, grub, grub up, hunt, ingrain, lodge, nose, place, poke, pry, rummage |
| Notes: | a rout is a disorderly crowd of people or an overwhelming defeat; a root is the usually underground organ of a plant that lacks buds or leaves or nodes and absorbs water and mineral salts - or the form of a word after all affixes are removed; a route is an established line of travel or access - or a road, course, or way for travel from one place to another |
Antonyms: |
cover |
| Main Entry: | scent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detect, smell |
Synonyms: |
be on the track of, be on the trail of, discern, get wind of, nose, nose out, recognize, sense, sniff |
| Main Entry: | seek |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look for |
Synonyms: |
be after, beat the bushes, bird-dog, bob for, cast about, chase, comb, delve, delve for, dig for, dragnet, explore, fan, ferret out, fish, fish for, follow, go after, gun for, hunt, inquire, investigate, leave no stone unturned, look about, look around, look high and low, mouse, nose*, prowl, pursue, quest, ransack, root, run after, scout, scratch, search for, search out, sniff out, track down |
Antonyms: |
find |
| Main Entry: | smell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perceive with the nose |
Synonyms: |
breathe, detect, discover, find, get a whiff, identify, inhale, nose, scent, sniff, snuff |
| Main Entry: | sniff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | breathe in |
Synonyms: |
detect, inhale, inspire, nose, scent, smell, snift, snuff, snuffle |
Antonyms: |
hold nose |
| Main Entry: | snoop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nose around |
Synonyms: |
busybody, interfere, intrude, meddle, mess with, mouse, nose, peek, peep, peer, poke, poke nose in, pry, snook, spy, stare |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | prying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nosy |
Synonyms: |
curious, inquisitive, inquisitorial, nosing, voyeuristic |