browse

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[ US /ˈbɹaʊz/ ]
[ UK /bɹˈa‍ʊz/ ]

VERB

look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
surf the internet or the world wide web
browse a computer directory
eat lightly, try different dishes
There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing
shop around; not necessarily buying
I don't need help, I'm just browsing
feed as in a meadow or pasture
the herd was grazing

NOUN

the act of feeding by continual nibbling
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
reading superficially or at random

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How To Use browse In A Sentence

Documents with extra-wide margins are now displayed in a browser with a horizontal scroll bar.
Once at 7K I quoted to him from Keats 'Endymion the lines about those people who "unpen their baaing vanities to browse away the comfortable green and juicy hay from human pastures. The Private Life of Henry Maitland
Lots of keyword-related tools, including a keyword stamper and keyword browser UFies.org: Software Archives
One way is to make it easier for a user to default to your engine - by embedding a toolbar on his desktop, say, or putting a search box into his browser window.
In addition to the usual bug fixes, the update is said to add not only a web browser and an email program, but a word processor and a spreadsheet.
Books in digital format, also known as e-books, can be read on devices lacking the power and screen space to afford a regular Web browser.
mousetrapping" problem with your browser that won't let you get out of endless attempts to get the action you desire from clicking, close out of the browser completely by hitting ctrl-alt-del. and then terminating the browser. Undefined
You can browse and view images individually or in thumbnail mode.
Experiencing a rare moment alone, the busy mompreneur looked exhausted as she browsed through the store.
Do the same publishers who complain about Autolink also complain if different browsers display their websites in different ways?

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