root around

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root around (for something)

to dig or shuffle in or through something, looking for something. Alice rooted around in her desk drawer for a pen. I'll root around here and see if I can find it.

See also: around, root

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Shopper Lyndsay Mason of Roath, Cardiff, said she was glad she no longer had to root around for change for the trollies. People power forces U-turn over the one-pound trolleys; Supermarket ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) You won't have to root around for batteries or charge a toy up before the kids can use it because these toys for babies, toddlers (and dads, of course) aren't electronic and so help to cut the number of batteries used in the UK. Your Life: Pull the plug on batteries; CONSUMER HIGH STREET SHOPPING by The Mirror (London, England) As each floor rotates independently from the other, the Dynamic Tower will constantly change its profile, in a new architectural concept that is taking root around the world. Rotating skyscraper is unveiled by 7 Days (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)			roll up sleeves roll with it roll with the punches rolled into one roller rolling in rolling in the aisles rolling stone gathers no moss rome Rome was not built in a day Rome wasn't built in a day romp romp around romp on romp through roof roof over room room and board room to swing a cat room together room with roost root root and branch root around root for root in root of the problem root out root out of root up rooted in rooted to rooted to the spot rope rope in rope into rope into doing rope off rope or an animal up rope together ropes rose rose by any other name would smell as sweet rose-coloured glasses rose-tinted glasses rosy rot rot away rot off			Root Activist Network of Trainers root addressable area root amputation root amputation root amputation root amputation Root Anchor Point root and branch root and branch root and branch root and branch root and branch Root and tuber vegetables root angulation root angulation root angulation root angulation root anomaly root anomaly root anomaly root anomaly root anomaly root apex root apex root apex root apex Root Aphids Root Apical Meristem Root Apical Meristem Root Apical Meristem root around root axis line root axis line root axis line root axis line Root barnacle root beer root beer root beer float Root beer floats Root Beer National Socialism Root Beer Tapper root beers root bridge root canal root canal root canal root canal root canal broach root canal broach root canal broach root canal broach root canal file root canal file root canal file root canal file root canal file root canal filling root canal filling root canal filling root canal filling

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