search engine
sɜːrtʃ ˈɛnʤɪn
search engine: online tool helping people find information on the internet
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Noun

toolonline tool helping people find information on the internet
  • I used a search engine to find the answer.
  • Students rely on a search engine for quick research references.
  • A search engine returned thousands of relevant journal articles.
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    online tool helping people find information on the internet

Expressions with search engine

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search engine optimisationn.
process of improving website visibility on search engines
Search engine optimisation helps websites rank higher on Google.
search engine optimizationn.
process of making a website show higher in search results
Search engine optimization helps your website appear higher on Google.
search engine results pagen.
web page showing listings after entering words into an online search tool
Her website finally appeared on the first search engine results page.

Expressions with search

search outv.
seek out a person or object
He searched out his old friend from college.
search meexp.
I don't know
Where did he go? Search me.
search upv.
locate someone or something after a search
She decided to search up her old friend from college.
fingertip searchn.
careful search using fingers to find small or hidden things
The police did a fingertip search of the crime scene.
search high and lowv.
look everywhere for something
I searched high and low for my keys but couldn't find them.
search one's heartv.
look deeply at your own feelings or motives
You should search your heart before making that promise.

Expressions with engine

kill the enginev.
turn off a vehicle's engine
He decided to kill the engine and take a break.
flood the enginev.
cause too much fuel in an engine
He accidentally flooded the engine while trying to start the car.
gun the enginev.
accelerate the engine quickly and forcefully
He gunned the engine and sped away.
engine of destructionn.
powerful machine designed to cause damage
The tank was an engine of destruction on the battlefield.
engine troublen.
problems with an engine causing malfunction
The car stopped due to engine trouble.
fire enginen.
vehicle equipped for firefighting
The fire engine rushed to the burning building..
get the engine runningv.
start the engine of a vehicle
He managed to get the engine running after several attempts.
run the enginev.
make an engine work, usually by starting and keeping it going
The mechanic will run the engine to check for strange noises.
engine failuren.
situation where an engine stops working
The plane had to land due to engine failure.
fire engine redadj.
bright red color like a fire engine
She wore a fire engine red dress to the party.

Terms related to search engine

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Terms with search engine included in their meaning

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look upv.
online search
enter a query into a search engine
googlev.
general search
search for information on the Internet using any search engine
search queryn.
technology
request for information entered into a search engine or database system
SEOacr.
acr: search engine optimization
improving website visibility on search engines
organic search resultsn.
marketing
listings on a search engine page ranked by relevance, not by advertising payments
black hat SEOn.
technology
techniques violating search engine guidelines for higher ranking
stemmingn.
technology
including word forms in search engine results
Ask Jeevesn.
technology
search engine for natural language questions

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  1. French:moteur de recherche, ...
  2. German:Suchmaschine, ...
  3. Italian:motore di ricerca, ...
  4. Spanish:buscador, ...
  5. Portuguese:motor de busca, ...
  6. Chinese:搜索引擎, ...
  7. Japanese:検索エンジン, ...
  8. Arabic:محرك بحث, ...
  9. Hebrew:מָנוֹעַ חִיפּוּשׂ, ...
  10. Russian:поисковая система, ...
  11. Ukrainian:пошукова система, ...
  12. Hindi:सर्च इंजन, ...
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