websearch

present singular third person websearches · participle present websearching · participle past websearched · past websearched

1. To perform an internet search using any search engine.

   Near-synonym: google

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   For background on mall art, visit www.iuoma.org or websearch for numerous other sites.

   2003, Multiple, Clamor Magazine, May/June 2003, Issue 20

   Not that I knew any of this five seconds ago. I just websearched “Genius, history of’ […] then read it off Spunk’s screen.

   2003, Tom Grimes, WILL@epicqwest.com: A Medicated Memoir

   As the operator picked up she was already websearching ‘cheapside dolphin’.

   2017, Roger (Barrister) Pearce, Javelin

plural websearches

1. The act of searching the internet with a search engine.

   Specialised first aid training is available for working with young children in remote outdoor areas; try doing a websearch for paediatric first aid outdoors.

   2015, Isabel Hopwood-Stephens, Outdoor Play for 1–3 Year Olds: How to Set Up and Run Your Own Outdoor Toddler Group