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scoured |
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 -------------- 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 adj scoured The adj scoured has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) eroded, scoured -- (worn away as by water or ice or wind) Antonyms of adj scoured 1 sense of scoured Sense 1 eroded, scoured INDIRECT (VIA worn) -> unworn Similarity of adj scoured 1 sense of scoured Sense 1 eroded, scoured => worn (vs. unworn) Attributes of adj scoured Familiarity of adj scoured scoured used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj scoured scoured 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 adj scoured The adj scoured has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) eroded, scoured -- (worn away as by water or ice or wind)
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