'Ferret'
polecat is from the French word 'poulechat' meaning 'chicken (killing) cat'
No. In legal terminology the word "search" has very specific meaning. "Look around" is a slang term that can mean anything.
Polecat
A word that has the same meaning as another word is a synonym.
ferret - a kind of polecat
ferret
The word in the passage with the same meaning as instantly is "immediately."
hunt
Some words that contain the root word "onym" are synonym (meaning a word with a similar meaning), antonym (meaning a word with the opposite meaning), and homonym (meaning a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning).
The word that has the same meaning as "opened by force" is "pry."
Seek
seek