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Thesaurus: quest

The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc.

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  1. n. The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc.
  2. n. Request; desire; solicitation.
  3. n. Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively.
  4. n. Inquest; jury of inquest.
  5. n. To search for; to examine.
  6. v. i. To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg.
  7. n. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
  8. n. the act of searching for something
  9. v. make a search (for)
  10. v. search the trail of (game)
  11. v. bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
  12. v. seek alms, as for religious purposes