WILDCATTINGS Synonyms

• the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

• laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment

• diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

• having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect

• exploring thoroughly

• the sound of light blow or knock

• inquire into

• travel to or penetrate into

• inquire into a subject in detail

• examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

• a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

• a passage selected from a larger work

• remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

• get despite difficulties or obstacles

• deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

• extract by the process of distillation

• separate (a metal) from an ore

• obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

• take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

• calculate the root of a number

• a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

• oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist

• a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

• any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

• cover with oil, as if by rubbing

• administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

• the possibility of future success

• belief about (or mental picture of) the future

• someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

• the visual percept of a region

• a prediction of the course of a disease

• search for something desirable

• explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals