Hunt
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To chase down prey and (usually) kill it. To try to find something; search. To ride at a hunt.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of hunting A hunting expedition An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to such an organization (capitalized if the name of a specific organization)
Example sentence: Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.
Hound
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To persistently harass.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. (Hunt hound, Hunting hound, hunting dog, hunter)Someone who seeks something.A male who constantly seeks the company of receptive females. In more recent times, hound has been replaced by dog but the sense remains the same.
Example sentence: I'm kind of a gossip hound, but watching the media whip the small fires into giant forest fires so that they can cover the result is infuriating.