Dictionary Check: probe

"probe" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

noun

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

Example: "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"
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noun

a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities

noun

an exploratory action or expedition

noun

an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity

verb

question or examine thoroughly and closely

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verb

examine physically with or as if with a probe

Example: "probe an anthill"
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