SCOUR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
   Hypernyms(s) scour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • topographic point (what does topographic point mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • spot (what does spot mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • scour (what does scour mean?)
   • abrade (what does abrade mean?)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • scour (what does scour mean?)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • scrub (what does scrub mean?)
   • scour (what does scour mean?)

SCOUR as VERB

1. Meaning
   • rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
   Synonym(s)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • flush the wound with antibiotics
   • purge the old gas tank
   Hypernyms(s) scour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rinse (what does rinse mean?)
   • rinse off (what does rinse off mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • purging (what does purging mean?)
   • scour (what does scour mean?)
2. Meaning
   • clean with hard rubbing
   Synonym(s)
   • scrub (what does scrub mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She scrubbed his back
   Hypernyms(s) scour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rub (what does rub mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • holystone (what does holystone mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • scour (what does scour mean?)
   • scourer (what does scourer mean?)
   • scrub (what does scrub mean?)
   • scrubbing (what does scrubbing mean?)
   • scouring (what does scouring mean?)
   • scrub (what does scrub mean?)
   • scrubbing (what does scrubbing mean?)
   • scouring (what does scouring mean?)
   • scrubber (what does scrubber mean?)
   • scrub brush (what does scrub brush mean?)
   • scrubbing brush (what does scrubbing brush mean?)
   • scrubber (what does scrubber mean?)
   • scrub (what does scrub mean?)
   • scrubbing (what does scrubbing mean?)
   • scouring (what does scouring mean?)
3. Meaning
   • rub hard or scrub
   Synonym(s)
   • abrade (what does abrade mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • scour the counter tops
   Hypernyms(s) scour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rub (what does rub mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • abrader (what does abrader mean?)
   • abradant (what does abradant mean?)
   • scour (what does scour mean?)
4. Meaning
   • examine minutely
   Usage Example(s)
   • The police scoured the country for the fugitive
   Hypernyms(s) scour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • search (what does search mean?)
   • seek (what does seek mean?)
   • look for (what does look for mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • scouring (what does scouring mean?)