browse

Definition of browse

Verbs

shop around; not necessarily buying
Synonyms:
shop
surf
look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
Types:
comparison-shop
compare prices for a given item
antique
shop for antiques
window-shop
examine the shop windows; shop with the eyes only
Type of:
look for, search, seek
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
feed as in a meadow or pasture
Synonyms:
crop, graze, pasture, range
Type of:
eat, feed
take in food; used of animals only
look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
"browse a computer directory"
Synonyms:
surf
shop
shop around; not necessarily buying
Type of:
look for, search, seek
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
eat lightly, try different dishes
Synonyms:
graze
Type of:
nosh, snack
eat a snack; eat lightly

Nouns

vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
"a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day"
Type of:
botany, flora, vegetation
all the plant life in a particular region or period
reading superficially or at random
Synonyms:
browsing
Type of:
reading
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
the act of feeding by continual nibbling
Synonyms:
browsing
Type of:
eating, feeding
the act of consuming food

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Words that contain browse

browser
 web browser