Crossword clues for inquiries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inquiry \In*quir"y\, n.; pl. Inquiries. [See Inquire.]
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The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
He could no path nor track of foot descry, Nor by inquiry learn, nor guess by aim.
--Spenser.The men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate.
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Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination into facts or principles; research; investigation; as, physical inquiries.
All that is wanting to the perfection of this art will undoubtedly be found, if able men . . . will make inquiry into it.
--Dryden.Court of inquiry. See under Court.
Writ of inquiry, a writ issued in certain actions at law, where the defendant has suffered judgment to pass against him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the plaintiff's damages, where they can not readily be ascertained by mere calculation.
--Burrill.Syn: Interrogation; interrogatory; question; query; scrutiny; investigation; research; examination.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of inquiry English)
Usage examples of "inquiries".
As soon as I can, I shall start some adroit inquiries, but for you to come out and admit to an extraplanetary origin would mean your death without further explanation to you or from you.
Madam Dupuis had arranged for them to use Archival records to match numbers with names, providing they limited their inquiries to that.
Making inquiries into a bloody murder ain't in our usual line around here.
I make the sort of extremely delicate inquiries that no Runner could possibly conduct.
Witty is very helpful when it comes to making inquiries among servants and staff.
But I am happy to inform you that our inquiries produced no reason to doubt either Mr.
After all, there is no need you to continue your inquiries in my direction.
Ives and I went into the study to discuss the results of the evening's inquiries and we heard someone in the hall.
I make inquiries into the backgrounds of the men who have expressed a desire to wed them.
Consequently I saw a great deal of such landmarks as the immense pit quarries of South Motlina, for Ore had been alone in Gartly's house near Astolla and had taken us south, away from prying inquiries about the wrecked boat.
But, in spite of the need for caution, I've started some inquiries through the Alreldep office, and I discover, to my relief,” and he grinned at his son, "that the memory of Todd as he was has been replaced by the record of a hardworking young man.
I think Poldep might ignore that anomaly if you will help us with our inquiries in another matter.
She would use that time to make predictable inquiries, things anyone would expect her to want to know.
And there were a lot of inquiries from brainships, too—some of them saying that they'd be willing to skip a buy-out to have a body!
As he sang cheerily at the top of a good, rich bass voice, floundering about in the elegant sunken bathtub of the suite, Killashandra recalled some vestige of self-preserving shrewdness and tapped out a few discreet inquiries on the console.