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Word: Probe
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (as a noun): from late Latin proba ‘proof’ (in medieval Latin ‘examination’), from Latin probare ‘to test’. The verb dates from the mid 17th century
prəʊb
a blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.
Short Definition:blunt-ended surgical instrument
a thorough investigation into a crime or other matter
Short Definition:investigation
Examples:- a probe into city hall corruption
an unmanned exploratory spacecraft designed to transmit information about its environment.
Short Definition:unmanned exploratory spacecraft
a projecting device for engaging in a drogue, either on an aircraft for use in in-flight refuelling or on a spacecraft for use in docking with another craft.
Short Definition:projecting device for engaging in drogue
Word: Probe
Speech Type: Verb
prəʊb
physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument
Short Definition:explore or examine
Examples:- hands probed his body from top to bottom
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