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scouring |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scour 1 of 4 senses of scour Sense 2 scrub, scour => holystone Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scour 1 of 4 senses of scour Sense 2 scrub, scour => holystone Entailment of verb scour Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb scour 4 senses of scour Sense 1 scour => search, seek, look for Sense 2 scrub, scour => rub Sense 3 scour, abrade => rub Sense 4 flush, scour => rinse, rinse off Familiarity of verb scour scour used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb scour Sense 1 scour => search, seek, look for -------------- Sense 2 scrub, scour => rub -------------- Sense 3 scour, abrade => rub -------------- Sense 4 flush, scour => rinse, rinse off -------------- Grep of noun scouring scouring scouring pad scouring rush variegated scouring rush Overview of noun scouring The noun scouring has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) scouring -- (moving over territory to search for something "scouring the entire area revealed nothing") 2. (1) scrub, scrubbing, scouring -- (the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water) Overview of verb scour The verb scour has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) scour -- (examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive") 2. (1) scrub, scour -- (clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back") 3. scour, abrade -- (scour a surface) 4. flush, scour -- (rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics") Overview of noun scouring The noun scouring has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) scouring -- (moving over territory to search for something "scouring the entire area revealed nothing") 2. (1) scrub, scrubbing, scouring -- (the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water) Overview of verb scour The verb scour has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) scour -- (examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive") 2. (1) scrub, scour -- (clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back") 3. scour, abrade -- (scour a surface) 4. flush, scour -- (rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics")
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