scour

Nouns

  • (n) a place that is scoured (especially by running water)

Verbs

  • (v) examine minutely
    • The police scoured the country for the fugitive
  • (v) clean with hard rubbing
    • She scrubbed his back
    scrub,
  • (v) rub hard or scrub
    • scour the counter tops
    abrade,
  • (v) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
    • flush the wound with antibiotics
    • purge the old gas tank
    flush, purge,

Synonyms

scrub abrade flush purge

Words of close approximity

scout
Scot scow
scoff scoke scold scone scoop scoot scope score scorn Scots Scott scout scowl
scoured scourer scourge Scourge of God Scourge of the Gods scourger scouring scouring pad scouring rush scours