rummage
31rummage around in — phr verb Rummage around in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑handbag …
32rummage through — phr verb Rummage through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑closet, ↑drawer, ↑purse …
33rummage goods — noun see rummage I, 3b …
34rummage — rummager, n. /rum ij/, v., rummaged, rummaging, n. v.t. 1. to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), esp. by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents. 2. to find, bring, or fetch by searching (often fol …
35rummage — 1. verb /ˈɹʌm.ɪdʒ/ a) to arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods. After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship. b) to search a vessel for smuggled goods. She rummaged her purse in… …
36rummage — Synonyms and related words: beat, comb, conglomeration, disarrange, disarray, discompose, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, domiciliary visit, dragnet, examine, exploration, forage, frisk, hash, hotchpotch, house search, hunt, hunting, jumble,… …
37rummage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hunt, ransack; junk, odds and ends. See inquiry, uselessness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. odds and ends, miscellany, used goods, second hand goods, antiques, stuff, frippery, old clothes, hand me downs,… …
38rummage — 1) vb British to raid and/or search (premises). The specialised sense, deriving from the standard colloquialism, has been used by police and criminals since the 1990s. ► It s going to be rummaged tomorrow. (River Police, ITV documentary, 15 Sep… …
39rummage — rum·mage || rÊŒmɪdÊ’ n. thorough and diligent search; old things, miscellaneous items v. make a thorough search, look for diligently …
40rummage — I. v. a. Search, examine, explore, ran sack. II. v. n. Make a search. III. n. Search, examination, exploration …
