browses

Looks without committing

Browses is the verb browse in its third-person singular form.

To browse is to look through things casually without a specific goal—you browse shelves, browse a shop, browse the internet.

Animals browse when they feed on leaves and shoots: The deer browses on low-hanging branches.

As a noun, browse refers to such vegetation or the act of casual looking: She had a browse through the sale rack.

reading

skim

Pass over lightly

leaf · preview · headlines · bookstore · library · magazine · catalogue · index · chapter · shelves

grazing

pasture

Grazing ground for livestock

  • forageSeek food actively
  • grazeFeed on growing plants
  • herdGrazing animals together

cattle · meadow · grassland · livestock · ruminate · nibble · sheep · goats · feed · munch

websurfing

scroll

Wound document of parchment

  • clickBrief sharp noise
  • tabsProjecting flaps for gripping
  • linksThings that connect

homepage · website · surfing · navigation · pages · content · internet · online · casual · aimless

searching

query

Request for information

engine · scrolling · refine · sorting · categories · dropdown · options · database · lookup · index

shopping

window-shopping

Viewing merchandise without intent to buy

online · cart · wishlist · catalogue · merchandise · deals · sale · comparison · products · stores

Categories
Opposites
depth of attention

browsesstudies

Learns through examination

scrutinizes · examines · analyzes · pores over · investigates

purchasing intent

browsesbuys

Obtains through payment

purchases · acquires · orders · shops · splurges

movement pattern

browsessearches

Multiple seeking efforts

seeks · beelines · targets · locates · retrieves

Phrases
Family

browse, browser, browsing, browsers, browsed, browsable, browseable

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G