Scour

/ˈskaʊə/

Synonyms for "scour" (245 found)

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Closest matches (49)

ablate abrade abrase baptize bark bath bathe beatbeat the bushesbeeline bite blowblow outbolt buff bullet burnish career chafe clean

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clean outcleanse clearclear awayclear offclear outclear the deckscomb corrode course cover dart dash defecate deplete do douche drain eateat awayeliminate empty

Verb(2 words)

abrade combed

Noun(5 words)

brusa cleaning cleanse cleansing cruising

Strong matches (74)

empty outerase erode evacuate exhaust fanferret outfile find finish fleet fling flit flushflush outfly forage fray frazzle fret

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furbish gall gargle glance glaze gloss gnawgnaw awaygo overgrate graze grind grub haste hasten hie highball holystone humphump ithunt hurriedness hurry hurtle irrigate lather launder laveleave no stone unturnedlooklook all overlook everywherelook forlustermake hastemeasure mine mopmop upoverpasspass over

Noun(10 words)

erodeerosion around foundationsexamination foragesforaging habitsforaging patternfulling gullies hunt investigation

Verb(2 words)

flush looked

Determiner(1 words)

more foraging

Related words (122)

pass throughpatrol perambulate peregrinate pererrate ply polish post prowl purge race rake rangerange overransack rasp raze reconnoiter remove rifle

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rinserinse outritually immerserocket rout rubrub awayrub offrub outrummage rush scamper scootscour outscour the countryscout scramble scrape scrubscrub upscud scuff scurry scuttle searchsearch high heavenseek shakeshake downshampoo shine shoot shower skedaddle skin sleek slickslick downsluicesluice outsmoke soap speed spongestep on itswab sweepsweep outsyringe tear toivel toss track transit traveltravel overtravel throughtraverse tubturn inside outturn upside downunclog unfoul varnish vent void voyage washwash outwash upwax wearwear away

Noun(19 words)

polish polishing probe pumices raceabout ransacking rummage rummagingscouring around structuresscrub scrubbing scrubs searchsearch proceduresearches underminingwash awaywear weather

Verb(10 words)

purge ransacked roved rummaged scavenge scavenges scrapped scrub searched trawled

Related word relations

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More general

21 entries

clean cleaning erosionerosion processexamination examinegeological processinvestigate investigationlook formaintenance procedureplace purify rinserinse offrub

Showing 16 of 21 words.

More specific

15 entries

abrasive cleaningauditbridge scourerosion inspectionlocal scourpolish polishing probe scan scrub scrubbing scrutinize survey washing

Collocations

10 entries

bed scourbridge scourlocal scourscour around piersscour depthscour holescour marksscour padscour ratescouring action

Inflections

3 entries

scoured scouring scours

Derivations

3 entries

scoured scourer scouring

Sample sentences

39 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A cost-effective way to explore the Solar System was to send thousands of robotic probes to scour celestial bodies for data.

Source: tatoeba (1592686)

"Go to work, scour the shit." "Screw you!"

Source: tatoeba (2962754)

How will I scour with a fork?

Source: tatoeba (2962756)

The stepmother gave her the meanest work in the house to do; she had to scour the dishes, tables, etc., and to scrub the floors and clean out the bedrooms.

Source: tatoeba (6211640)

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