nnoun.actsystematic investigation to establish factsDerivationally Related Form:research
Hypernyms:investigating investigation
Inherited Hypernyms:researchinvestigationworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:field workmarket researchmarketing researchmicroscopyoperations researchproberesearch projectscientific research
Full Hyponyms:big sciencebiological researchcloningconsumer researchcontrol experimentdark ground illuminationelectron microscopyembryonic stem-cell researchexperimentfield workfluorescence microscopyhuman reproductive cloningindirect immunofluorescencemarket analysismarketing researchmichelson-morley experimentmicroscopyoperations researchprobeproduct researchreproductive cloningscientific researchsomatic cell nuclear transplantationstem-cell researchtestingtherapeutic cloningtrial and error
nnoun.cognitiona search for knowledgeSynset:enquiry inquiry
Examples:- their pottery deserves more research than it has received
Derivationally Related Form:research
Hypernyms:problem solving
Inherited Hypernyms:inquiryproblem solvingthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:canvassempirical researchexperimentexperimentationheraldryinvestigationnature studyopinion pollpollprobepublic opinion poll
Full Hyponyms:alpha testbeta testempirical researchexit pollexperimentfield trialfishing expeditionheraldrynature studypilot experimentpollproberoad teststraw votetest drivetrialtrial balloon
vverb.communicationattempt to find out in a systematically and scientific mannerExamples:- The student researched the history of that word
Derivationally Related Form:researchresearcher
Hypernyms:investigate look into
Inherited Hypernyms:researchinvestigateanalyze
Direct Hyponyms:consultlook uprefer
Full Troponyms:consult
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Sam and Sue --- the movie (apply to: research)
vverb.cognitioninquire intoSynset:explore search
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:exploratoryexplorationsearcherexplorativesearchresearcherresearch
Hypernyms:investigate look into
Inherited Hypernyms:researchinvestigateanalyze
Direct Hyponyms:beat aboutcast aboutcast aroundgooglemapquestprospectre-explore
Full Troponyms:cast aboutgooglemapquestprospectre-explore
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- whether there was a traffic accident (apply to: explore)