Scouring

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  • n. The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water
  • n. diarrhoea
  • v. Present participle of scour.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act expressed by the verb to scour in its various senses.
  • Having an erosive action on the hearth of the furnace: said of slag which is very fusible and fluid when melted, highly vitreous when cooled, also generally very silicious and ferruginous in composition.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. moving over territory to search for something
  • n. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
    • Verb Form
    scoured    scouring    scours   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    topographic point    place    spot    search    seek   
    Cross Reference
    remove    clear    wash    evacuate    clean   
    Form
    scourer    scours   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    purge    flush    scamper    run    traverse   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Auer    Bower    Gower    Power    bour   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tainting    chromaticism    griminess    lulling    servira   
     
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