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nosy collapse: offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"

fishing collapse: the act of someone who fishes as a diversion; the occupation of catching fish for a living

inquisition collapse: a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals); a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy

searching collapse: exploring thoroughly; having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"

investigation collapse: the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

quest collapse: the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"; seek alms, as for religious purposes; search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested"; make a search (for); "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"

research collapse: systematic investigation to establish facts; inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"; attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner; "The student researched the history of that word"

inquiry collapse: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest; a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

probe collapse: an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity; an exploratory action or expedition; a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities; an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"; question or examine thoroughly and closely; examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"

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