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scour
noun
verb
a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- R
- Contains
- COU
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
verb
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
“flush the wound with antibiotics”
verb
clean with hard rubbing
“She scrubbed his back”
verb
rub hard or scrub
“scour the counter tops”
verb
examine minutely
“The police scoured the country for the fugitive”
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Example Sentences
flush the wound with antibiotics
purge the old gas tank
She scrubbed his back
scour the counter tops
The police scoured the country for the fugitive
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