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

1. transitive 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.
2. transitive verb. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
3. transitive 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.
4. transitive 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.
5. transitive 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.
6. noun. The act of surveying; a general view, as from above.
7. noun. 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.
8. noun. 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.
9. noun. a detailed critical inspection

   Synonyms: study

10. noun. the act of looking or seeing or observing

    "he tried to get a better view of it"

    "his survey of the battlefield was limited"

    Synonyms: sight, view

11. noun. short descriptive summary (of events)

    Synonyms: resume, sketch

12. verb. consider in a comprehensive way

    "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"

    Synonyms: appraise

13. verb. plot a map of (land)
14. verb. make a survey of; for statistical purposes
15. verb. hold a review (of troops)

    Synonyms: review

16. verb. look over carefully or inspect

    "He surveyed his new classmates"

17. verb. keep under surveillance

    "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"

    Synonyms: follow, surveil

Synonyms

study, sight, view, resume, sketch, appraise, review, follow, surveil

Common word forms

surveys, surveyal, surveyed, surveying, surveyable

Words from these letters

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