explore

explore is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for.
2. transitive verb. To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new countries or seas; to explore the depths of science.
3. verb. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
4. verb. examine minutely
5. verb. inquire into

   "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"

   "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"

   Synonyms: research, search

6. verb. travel to or penetrate into

   "explore unknown territory in biology"

Synonyms

research, search

Common word forms

explored, explorer, explores, exploring, explorement

Words from these letters

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