probe

/pɹˈoʊb/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. question or examine thoroughly and closely
2. examine physically with or as if with a probe
   “probe an anthill”

noun

1. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
   “there was a congressional probe into the scandal”
2. a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
3. an exploratory action or expedition
4. an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity

Synonyms for probe

• examine
• dig into
• poke into
• investigation

Words that rhyme with probe

• lobe
• robe
• globe
• wardrobe
• anaerobe
• bathrobe
• microbe
• strobe
• technophobe
• bobe
• cobe
• grobe
• jobe
• mobe
• neoprobe
• shobe
• teleglobe
• teleprobe
• thobe
• tobe