rummage
Search through messily
Rummage is to search through something by moving contents around, typically in a disorganized way: She rummaged through the drawer looking for scissors.
The word suggests hurried, messy searching rather than methodical examination.
A rummage sale offers secondhand goods, often donated items sold for charity—things someone has cleared out while rummaging through their belongings.
Pursuit of quarry
- forageSeek food actively
- siftSeparate coarse from fine
- scourClean by hard rubbing
- digUnearth by shoveling
delve · root · poke · grope · rifle · ransack · ferret · rout
Worthless discarded items
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- odds and endsMiscellaneous small items
- bric-a-bracMiscellaneous small ornaments
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
miscellany · debris · heap · pile · castoffs · leftovers · discards · secondhand
Locate through effort
- unearthExcavate or reveal hidden
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
- turn upAppear or be found
- come acrossFind accidentally
stumble upon · dig up · discover · hidden gem · surprise · treasure · keepsake · memento
Residential secondhand merchandise event
- yard saleHome-based resale event
- flea marketOutdoor secondhand goods venue
- thriftCareful use of resources
- bargainFavorable purchase price
secondhand · charity sale · bazaar · jumble sale · car boot sale · swap meet · clearance · donations
hunt
Pursuit of quarry
dig · delve · root · poke · grope · rifle · ransack · ferret · rout · browse
junk
Worthless discarded items
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- odds and endsMiscellaneous small items
- bric-a-bracMiscellaneous small ornaments
hodgepodge · miscellany · debris · heap · pile · castoffs · leftovers · discards · secondhand · knickknacks
find
Locate through effort
come across · stumble upon · dig up · discover · hidden gem · surprise · treasure · keepsake · memento · forgotten
garage sale
Residential secondhand merchandise event
- yard saleHome-based resale event
- flea marketOutdoor secondhand goods venue
- thriftCareful use of resources
bargain · secondhand · charity sale · bazaar · jumble sale · car boot sale · swap meet · clearance · donations · church sale
- searchessearch, seek, hunt, quest, find
- investigatinginvestigate, examine, inspect, probe, search
- searchsearch, web search, seek, text search, hunt
- scavengingscavenging, foraging, forage, salvage, glean
- castoffsdiscards, rejects, throwaways, hand-me-downs, hand-me-down
- container handlingopen, close, fill, empty, load
- rummage saleEvent selling donated goods
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