RUMMAGE
/ΛΙΉΚm.ΙͺdΚ/
12
Scrabble
16
WWF
R(1) U(1) M(3) M(3) A(1) G(2) E(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ΛΙΉΚm.ΙͺdΚ/
noun
- A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder.“Have a rummage through the attic and see if you can find anything worth selling.”
- Commotion; disturbance.
- A disorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble.
- A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship.
- The act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage.
verb
- To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
- To search a vessel for smuggled goods.“After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship.”
- To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.“She rummaged her purse in search of the keys.”
Source: Wiktionary
