Definition of scour
Verbs
examine minutely
"The police scoured the country for the fugitive"
clean with hard rubbing
- Synonyms:
- scrub
- Types:
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holystone
scrub with a holystone
- Type of:
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rub
move over something with pressure
Nouns
a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
- Type of:
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place, spot, topographic point
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
Vocabulary Lists for scour
Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island »(2273 words)
Vocabulary study guide for Robert Louis Stevenson's...
- seamanly
- squire
- rum
- stockade
- clove hitch
- abaft
- abase
- abate
- abdicate
- abet
- Macbeth
- thane
- weird sister
- hautboy
- Duncan
William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" Chapters 7-12 »(172 words)
Vocabulary study list for William Golding's "Lord of...
- ensconce
- refocus
- uncommunicative
- identifiable
- illusive
John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" Chapters 17-20 »(113 words)
Vocabulary study list for John Steinbeck's "Grapes of...
- feral
- crumple
- epaulet
- protrude
- inevitability
WordMasters: Grade 5 Gold Division Nov-Dec '08 »(25 words)
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordmasters/1565/
- bounty
- embark
- celestial
- homage
- alight
Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" Chapters 1-16 »(65 words)
Vocabulary study list for Mark Twain's "Huckleberry...
- raspy
- haggle
- rummage
- welt
- browse