Dictionary Entry
survey
survey is a 6-letter English word with 17 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 17 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country.
- 2transitive verb
To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
- 3transitive verb
To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey a building in order to determine its value and exposure to loss by fire.
- 4transitive verb
To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurments, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast.
- 5transitive verb
To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
- 6noun
The act of surveying; a general view, as from above.
- 7noun
A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of all the parts or particulars of a thing, with a design to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality; as, a survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings.
- 8noun
The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of, as any part of the earth's surface, whether land or water; also, a measured plan and description of any portion of country, or of a road or line through it.
- 9noun
a detailed critical inspection
Synonyms
- 10noun
the act of looking or seeing or observing
"he tried to get a better view of it"
"his survey of the battlefield was limited"
- 11noun
short descriptive summary (of events)
- 12verb
consider in a comprehensive way
"He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
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- 13verb
plot a map of (land)
- 14verb
make a survey of; for statistical purposes
- 15verb
hold a review (of troops)
Synonyms
- 16verb
look over carefully or inspect
"He surveyed his new classmates"
- 17verb
keep under surveillance
"The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
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