probe
(noun) an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
probe
(noun) an exploratory action or expedition
probe
(noun) a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
probe, investigation
(noun) an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; “there was a congressional probe into the scandal”
probe, examine
(verb) question or examine thoroughly and closely
probe, dig into, poke into
(verb) examine physically with or as if with a probe; “probe an anthill”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
probe (plural probes)
(surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc. [from 15th c.]
(figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information. [from 17th c.]
An act of probing; a prod, a poke. [from 19th c.]
(figuratively) An investigation or inquiry. [from 20th c.]
(aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling. [from 20th c.]
(sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it. [from 20th c.]
(astronautics) A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings. [from 20th c.]
(game of go) a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy
(biochemistry) Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
• (game of go) yosu-miru
probe (third-person singular simple present probes, present participle probing, simple past and past participle probed)
(transitive, intransitive) To explore, investigate, or question
(transitive) To insert a probe into.
• Pober, rebop
Probe
A model of Ford automobile.
• Pober, rebop
Source: Wiktionary
Probe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Probed; p. pr. & vb. n. Probing.] Etym: [L. probare to try, examine. See Prove.]
1. To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the body, with a probe.
2. Fig.: to search to the bottom; to scrutinize or examine thoroughly. Dryden. The growing disposition to probe the legality of all acts, of the crown. Hallam.
Probe, n. (Surg.)
Definition: An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc. Parr. Probe, or Probe-pointed, scissors (Surg.), scissors used to open wounds, the blade of which, to be thrust into the orifice, has a button at the end. Wiseman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
