Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun browse
3 senses of browse
Sense 1
browse -- (vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat; "a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day")
=> vegetation, flora, botany -- (all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China")
Sense 2
browse, browsing -- (reading superficially or at random)
=> reading -- (the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "his main reading was detective stories"; "suggestions for further reading")
Sense 3
browse, browsing -- (the act of feeding by continual nibbling)
=> eating, feeding -- (the act of consuming food)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb browse
4 senses of browse
Sense 1
shop, browse -- (shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing")
=> search, seek, look for -- (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county")
Sense 2
crop, browse, graze, range, pasture -- (feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing")
=> feed, eat -- (take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?")
Sense 3
browse, surf -- (look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web")
=> search, seek, look for -- (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county")
Sense 4
browse, graze -- (eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing")
=> nosh, snack -- (eat a snack; eat lightly; "She never loses weight because she snacks between meals")