root around
Dig through stuff
To root around is to search by rummaging or digging through things, the way a pig roots in soil with its snout.
The search is typically messy or unsystematic: She rooted around in her purse for her keys, He spent an hour rooting around in the attic looking for old photos.
The phrase suggests poking through clutter rather than methodical searching.
Sliding furniture compartment
- closetBuilt-in storage chamber
- atticSpace beneath the roof
- basementSubterranean building level
- boxLidded storage container
bag · purse · junk · clutter · belongings · storage · garage · shed
Small fleshy fruits
- mushroomsSpore-bearing fruiting bodies
- trufflesExpensive edible fungi
- nutsSeeds in shells
- grubsImmature beetle stage
edible plants · acorns · tubers · wild herbs · undergrowth · leaf litter · forest floor · bushcraft
seek
Try to find
explore · delve · sift · browse · scour · comb through · ferret out · uncover · locate · find
drawer
Sliding furniture compartment
box · bag · purse · junk · clutter · belongings · storage · garage · shed · trunk
berries
Small fleshy fruits
grubs · edible plants · acorns · tubers · wild herbs · undergrowth · leaf litter · forest floor · bushcraft · wildcrafting
pry
Lever or snoop
nosy · curious · private · personal · secrets · eavesdrop · spy · busybody · investigate · suspicious
- searchsearch, web search, seek, text search, hunt
- scavengingscavenging, rummage, foraging, forage, salvage