Table of Contents POS
HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
THESAURUS

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun enquiry has 3 senses

• enquiry(n = noun.communication) inquiry, interrogation, query, question - an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
is a kind of inquiring, questioning
Derived form verb enquire₁

• enquiry(n = noun.cognition) inquiry, research - a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"
is a kind of problem solving
has particulars: nature study, experiment, experimentation, empirical research, investigation, probe, canvass, opinion poll, poll, public opinion poll, heraldry

• enquiry(n = noun.act) inquiry - a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest; Array
is a kind of investigating, investigation
has particulars: means test, inquest
Derived form verb enquire₂

CIDE DICTIONARY

OXFORD DICTIONARY

THESAURUS

enquiry

ask, ask a question, ask about, ask questions, be curious, bring into question, burn with curiosity, demand, dig around for, dig up, gape, gawk, inquire, inquire of, interpellate, interrogate, make inquiry, nose around for, nose out, peer, propose a question, propound a question, put queries, query, question, quiz, require an answer, rubber, rubberneck, seek, stare, want to know

For further exploring for "enquiry" in Webster Dictionary Online