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- pronunciation:
- skaUr
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to travel over, esp. while looking for something.
Police scoured the area for the missing girl.- synonyms:
- search
- similar words:
- comb, hunt, look over, rake, ransack, scan, scope, scrutinize
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| definition 2: |
to examine thoroughly.
The historian scoured old newspapers for first-hand accounts.- synonyms:
- comb, examine, search
- similar words:
- look over, look through, scan, scrutinize
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| related words: |
mine, rummage |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
scours, scouring, scoured |
| definition: |
to travel around an area, esp. while looking for something.
We scoured for seashells all morning.- similar words:
- hunt, look, rake, search
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| derivation: |
scourer (n.) |
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