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Scouting

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The act of one that scouts.

n. The activities of the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The act of one who scouts.

n. The Scout Movement

n. The activities of boy scouts and girl scouts.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. exploring in order to gain information

Word Usage

""One of the things we learned in scouting is that there are a lot of vacant hospitals in the city, or at least a lot of vacant portions of hospitals," Mr. Fleck said."

Verb Form

scouted scouting scouts

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

recruiter watchman watcher security guard observe

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

flout spy reconnoiter survey watcher

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Kraut Redoubt about all-out bout

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

patrol cavalry fighter horseman trooper