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scouring
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 -- (rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops")
4. flush, scour, purge -- (rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scouring
2 senses of scouring
Sense 1
scouring
=> search, hunt, hunting
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
scrub, scrubbing, scouring
=> cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
=> improvement
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun scouring
1 of 2 senses of scouring
Sense 2
scrub, scrubbing, scouring
=> swabbing, mopping
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scouring
2 senses of scouring
Sense 1
scouring
=> search, hunt, hunting
Sense 2
scrub, scrubbing, scouring
=> cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
Antonyms of noun scouring
Member Holonyms of noun scouring
Substance Holonyms of noun scouring
Part Holonyms of noun scouring
Member Meronyms of noun scouring
Substance Meronyms of noun scouring
Part Meronyms of noun scouring
Meronyms of noun scouring
Holonyms of noun scouring
Attributes of noun scouring
Derived Forms of noun scouring
2 senses of scouring
Sense 1
scouring
RELATED TO>(verb) scour#1
=> scour
Sense 2
scrub, scrubbing, scouring
RELATED TO>(verb) scour#2
=> scrub, scour
Domain of noun scouring
Domain Terms of noun scouring
Familiarity of noun scouring
scouring used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun scouring
2 senses of scouring
Sense 1
scouring
> search, hunt, hunting
=> exploration
=> foraging, forage
=> frisk, frisking
=> looking, looking for
=> manhunt
=> quest, seeking
=> ransacking, rummage
=> scouring
=> shakedown
Sense 2
scrub, scrubbing, scouring
> cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
=> disinfestation
=> spring-cleaning
=> scrub, scrubbing, scouring
=> dry cleaning
=> sweeping
=> purge, purging
=> purification
=> sterilization, sterilisation
=> sanitation, sanitization, sanitisation
=> depilation, epilation
=> washup, bathing
=> housecleaning
Meronyms of noun scouring
2 senses of scouring
Holonyms of noun scouring
Grep of noun scouring
scouring
scouring pad
scouring rush
variegated scouring rush
Antonyms of verb scour
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scour
4 senses of scour
Sense 1
scour
=> search, seek, look for
Sense 2
scrub, scour
=> rub
=> guide, run, draw, pass
Sense 3
scour, abrade
=> rub
=> guide, run, draw, pass
Sense 4
flush, scour, purge
=> rinse, rinse off
=> wash, launder
=> clean, make clean
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scour
1 of 4 senses of scour
Sense 2
scrub, scour
=> holystone
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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, purge
=> rinse, rinse off
'Cause To' of verb scour
Derived Forms of verb scour
4 senses of scour
Sense 1
scour
RELATED TO>(noun) scouring#1
=> scouring
Sense 2
scrub, scour
RELATED TO>(noun) scour#1
=> scour
RELATED TO>(noun) scourer#1
=> scourer
RELATED TO>(noun) scouring#2
=> scrub, scrubbing, scouring
Sense 3
scour, abrade
RELATED TO>(noun) scour#1
=> scour
Sense 4
flush, scour, purge
RELATED TO>(noun) scour#1
=> scour
Domain of verb scour
Domain Terms of verb scour
Familiarity of verb scour
scour used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb scour
4 senses of scour
Sense 1
scour
EX: The men scour the area for animals
EX: The men scour for animals in the area
Sense 2
scrub, scour
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
scour, abrade
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
flush, scour, purge
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb scour
4 senses of scour
Sense 1
scour
> search, seek, look for
=> dredge, drag
=> finger
=> grope, fumble
=> divine
=> browse, surf
=> leave no stone unturned
=> hunt
=> gather
=> want
=> scour
=> seek out
=> quest for, go after, quest after, pursue
=> fish, angle
=> grub
=> feel
=> shop, browse
Sense 2
scrub, scour
> rub
=> brush
=> pumice
=> gauge
=> puree, strain
=> rosin
=> sponge down, sponge off
=> worry
=> scrub, scour
=> scour, abrade
=> smear, blur, smudge, smutch
=> scrape, grate
=> wipe, pass over
=> grate
Sense 3
scour, abrade
> rub
=> brush
=> pumice
=> gauge
=> puree, strain
=> rosin
=> sponge down, sponge off
=> worry
=> scrub, scour
=> scour, abrade
=> smear, blur, smudge, smutch
=> scrape, grate
=> wipe, pass over
=> grate
Sense 4
flush, scour, purge
> rinse, rinse off
=> flush, scour, purge
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb scour
Sense 1
scour
=> search, seek, look for
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Sense 2
scrub, scour
=> rub
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Sense 3
scour, abrade
=> rub
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Sense 4
flush, scour, purge
=> rinse, rinse off
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Grep of verb scour
scour
scourge
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