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"
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
verb
examine physically with or as if with a probe
Example:
"probe an anthill"
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