| debug |
(informal) to find and remove mistakes or flaws from. [1/2 definitions] |
| delight |
to take or find pleasure (usually followed by "in"). [1/4 definitions] |
| detective |
a person, often a police officer, whose job is to find information that will solve crimes. |
| discover |
to find or see before anyone else. [2 definitions] |
| elusive |
hard to find or catch. |
| enjoy |
to find pleasure or joy in. [1/3 definitions] |
| feel |
to find out about or perceive by the sense of touch. [1/7 definitions] |
| figure |
to find an answer to by using numbers; calculate. [1/10 definitions] |
| figure out |
to find an answer to a problem or puzzling question by using the power of the mind. |
| fish |
to search for or try to find out about something, often in a way that is not direct. [1/5 definitions] |
| found1 |
past tense and past participle of "find." |
| Geiger counter |
an instrument used to find and measure radioactivity. |
| guide word |
one or two words printed at the top of the page in a reference book to help the reader find the right page. In this dictionary, the guide words at the top of each page show what the first and last entries on that page are. |
| hamster |
a very small mammal with a round body, short tail, and large pouches in its cheeks. Hamsters are rodents that live in burrows and come out at night to find food. They are often kept as pets or used in scientific experiments. Different kinds of wild hamsters live in Europe, Africa, and Asia. |
| hide-and-seek |
a children's game in which one player tries to find the others, who are hiding. |
| hit |
to find, meet with, or discover. [1/9 definitions] |
| hospital |
a place where sick or hurt people go to find care or help. |
| hunt |
to set out to find and kill (game animals) for food or as a sport. [2/5 definitions] |
| inspect |
to look at very carefully to find any problems. [1/2 definitions] |
| learn |
to find out about; become aware or informed of. [1/3 definitions] |
| like2 |
to find pleasure in; enjoy. [1/4 definitions] |