probe, n.
(probes)
(probes)
an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
<noun.act>
probe
an exploratory action or expedition
<noun.act>
probe
semantic pointers
hypernym
a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
<noun.artifact>
probe
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 16
investigation probe
sample sentences
"there was a congressional probe into the scandal"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form