probe's

Spacecraft's or detective's

Probe's is the possessive form of probe—a device or act of investigation.

A probe can be a surgical instrument, a space vehicle sent to gather data, or an official inquiry.

The possessive marks ownership or association: The space probe's instruments detected water ice, The prosecutor released details of the probe's findings.

space

spacecraft

Vehicle for outer space

Voyager · Mars · planetary · orbit · telemetry · launch · trajectory · deep-space · lander · rover

scientific

instrument

Device for specific tasks

electrode · sampling · laboratory · apparatus · readings · data · specimen · analysis · equipment · microscope

medical

catheter

Inserted medical drainage tube

diagnostic · ultrasound · insertion · examination · tissue · cavity · scope · colonoscopy · laparoscopic · needle

investigation

inquiry

Request for information

interrogation · detective · forensic · congressional · federal · prosecutor · witness · evidence · grand jury · oversight

exploratory

testing

Examining to evaluate

preliminary · feeler · gauging · sounding · reconnaissance · assessment · trial · pilot · initial · cautious

Opposites
investigative action

probe'signore

Refuse to notice

disregard · overlook · neglect · avoid · dismiss

depth of examination

probe'sgloss over

Minimize or conceal flaws

brush past · skim · skim over · scan's · scratch the surface

exposure vs. concealment

probe'sconceal

Keep from being seen

hide · cover up · obscure · suppress · bury

Phrases
Family

probe, probes, probed, prober, probers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G