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scour1
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- pronunciation:
- skaUr
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
scours, scouring, scoured |
definition 1: |
to clean by rubbing hard.
The cook scoured the copper pots.- synonyms:
- scrape, scrub
- similar words:
- brush, clean, cleanse, wash
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definition 2: |
to remove by rubbing hard.
They had to scour the dirt from the old bathtub.
- synonyms:
- scrape
- similar words:
- brush, clean, cleanse, rub, wash
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definition 3: |
to open up by making water pass through.
He scoured the blocked pipes until they were no longer blocked.- synonyms:
- erode
- similar words:
- clear, gnaw, open, wash
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related words: |
launder, wear |
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derivation: |
scourer (n.) |
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