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scan
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- pronunciation:
- skaen
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
scans, scanning, scanned |
| definition 1: |
to read or look over quickly.
I scanned the newspaper for the weather report.- synonyms:
- leaf through, look, skim, survey
- similar words:
- read, run down
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| definition 2: |
to look at or study carefully.
We scanned the clouds for signs of rain.
- synonyms:
- explore, scrutinize, survey
- similar words:
- examine, inspect, investigate, probe, scope, search, study
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| related words: |
contemplate, glance, monitor, scour, view |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of scanning.
I did a quick scan of the entire room.- synonyms:
- examination
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| definition 2: |
the use of a machine that scans something. Medical scanners make pictures of living tissue. Computer scanners copy pictures or writing from a book into a computer.
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| definition 3: |
an image produced in this way.
Her bone scan was normal. |
| derivation: |
scannable (adj.) |
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