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1. The act of ventilating, or the state of being ventilated; the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is pure, in any inclosed place, as a house, a church, a mine, etc.; free exposure to air. Insuring, for the laboring man, better

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1. The act of ventilating, or the state of being ventilated; the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is pure, in any inclosed place, as a house, a church, a mine, etc.; free exposure to air. Insuring, for the laboring man, better ventilation. F. W. Robertson. 2. The act of refrigerating, or cooling; refrigeration; as, ventilation of the blood. Harvey. 3. The act of fanning, or winnowing, for the purpose of separating chaff and dust from the grain. 4. The act of sifting, and bringing out to view or examination; free discussion; public exposure. The ventilation of these points diffused them to the knowledge of the world. Bp. Hall. 5. The act of giving vent or expression. "Ventilation of his thoughts." Sir H. Wotton.

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  • DISREGARDFULLY
    Negligently; heedlessly.
  • INVESTIGATION
    The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge,
  • SEARCHLESS
    Impossible to be searched; inscrutable; impenetrable.
  • VENTILATION
    1. The act of ventilating, or the state of being ventilated; the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is pure, in any inclosed place, as a house, a church, a mine, etc.; free exposure to air. Insuring, for the laboring man, better
  • STUDY
    1. To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages. 2. To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature. Study thyself; what rank
  • RESEARCH
    Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborius or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom. The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.
  • PRETERMIT
    To pass by; to omit; to disregard. Bacon.
  • SEARCHABLENESS
    Quality of being searchable.
  • SEARCHABLE
    Capable of being searched.
  • DISREGARD
    Not to regard; to pay no heed to; to omit to take notice of; to neglect to observe; to slight as unworthy of regard or notice; as, to disregard the admonitions of conscience. Studious of good, man disregarded fame. Blackmore.
  • RESEARCHER
    One who researches.
  • SEARCHLIGHT
    An apparatus for projecting a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays, usually devised so that it can be swiveled about. The beam of light projecting by this apparatus.
  • ABANDONER
    One who abandons. Beau. & Fl.
  • INQUIRY
    1. The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning. He could no path nor track of foot descry, Nor by inquiry learn, nor guess by aim. Spenser. The men which were sent from Cornelius
  • EXPLORATION
    The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery; examination; as, the exploration of unknown countries;
  • SEARCHING
    Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as, a searching discourse; a searching eye. "Piercing, searching, biting, cold." Dickens. -- Search"ing*ly, adv. -- Search"ing*ness, n.
  • DISREGARDFUL
    Neglect; negligent; heedless; regardless.
  • DISREGARDER
    One who disregards.
  • ABANDONEE
    One to whom anything is legally abandoned.
  • SEARCH
    1. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city. "Search the Scriptures." John v. 39. They are come to search the house. Shak. Search me, O God, and know my heart. Ps. cxxxix. 23.
  • PREEXAMINATION
    Previous examination.
  • EVENTILATION
    The act of eventilating; discussion. Bp. Berkely.
  • CHILD STUDY
    A scientific study of children, undertaken for the purpose of discovering the laws of development of the body and the mind from birth to manhood.
  • INSEARCH
    To make search after; to investigate or examine; to ensearch.
  • ABANDON
    To relinquish all claim to; -- used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against. Syn. -- To give up; yield; forego; cede; surrender;
  • UNDERSTUDY
    To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part.
  • RE-SEARCH
    To search again; to examine anew.
  • ENSEARCH
    To make search; to try to find something. -- v. t.
  • UNSEARCHABLE
    Not searchable; inscrutable; hidden; mysterious. The counsels of God are to us unsearchable. Rogers. -- Un*search"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*search"a*bly, adv.

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