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Rummage Common

Origin: French suffix -age

Rummage has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a jumble of things to be given away

2

a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)

"he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis"

3

A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder.

Verb
1

search haphazardly

"We rummaged through the drawers"

2

To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.

Proper Noun
1

A surname, from German​.

See Also
stowage furtle rake root about rummaged forage poke jumble
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
clutter search
Rhyming Words
age sage tage rage wage aage mage yage lage cage gage page nage kage swage adage plage brage phage stage
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