scour
41scour — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. scrub, abrade, polish, cleanse; search, range. See friction, cleanness, inquiry. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cleanse] Syn. scrub, cleanse, rub; see clean , wash 1 , 2 . 2. [To search] Syn. seek, look …
42scour — [ geomorphology ] The powerful and concentrated clearing and digging action of flowing air, water, or ice, especially the downward erosion by stream water in sweeping away mud and silt on the outside curve of a bend, or during the time of a …
43scour — skaÊŠÉ™(r) n. act of scrubbing; act of rubbing with an abrasive material; act of thoroughly searching an area; diarrhea (Veterinary Med.) v. scrub; rub with an abrasive material; search an area thoroughly …
44scour — I. v. a. 1. Clean (by friction), brighten, rub hard, scrub, cleanse. 2. Clean, cleanse, whiten. 3. Range over, brush along, pass swiftly over. 4. Purge (violently). 5. Rake, search closely. 6. Obliterate, efface, cleanse away, remove …
45scour — verb she scoured the oven and cleaned out the cupboards Syn: scrub, rub, clean, wash, cleanse, wipe; polish, buff (up), shine, burnish; abrade …
46scour — I v 1. scrub, scrub up, rub, abrade; polish, burnish, buff, shine, brighten; wipe, swab, mop, brush; wash, clean, clean up, cleanse, wash up, Brit. Inf. tub, lave, Chiefly Scot. dight. 2. purge, cleanse, clear, purify, lustrate; clean out, Med.… …
47scour — I verb the saucepan needs scouring Syn: scrub, rub, clean, polish, buff, shine, burnish, grind, abrade II verb Christine scoured the shops Syn: search, comb, hunt through, rummage through …
48scour — [ˈskaʊə] verb [T] 1) to search a place or document thoroughly for something Police officers are scouring the area for the missing child.[/ex] 2) to clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard with something rough …
49scour — Kuai, ānai, kuolo, holoi …
50scour·er — /ˈskawɚrɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] Brit : a small, rough object that is used to clean dishes, pans, etc …
