Antonyms for scour
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : skouuhr, skou-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : skaʊər, ˈskaʊ ər |
Definition of scour
Origin :- "cleanse by hard rubbing," c.1200, from Middle Dutch scuren, schuren "to polish, to clean," and from Old French escurer, both from Late Latin excurare "clean off," literally "take good care of," from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + curare "care for" (see cure (v.)). Possibly originally a technical term among Flemish workmen in England. Related: Scoured; scouring. As a noun, 1610s, from the verb.
- verb clean, polish thoroughly
- verb search thoroughly
- A fine instrument to scour the country with, when one has a girl on one's arm.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- Prepare a fine thick lather of soft soap, boiled in soft water; dip a brush in it, and scour the marble well with powder.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- But not as a son this time, only as a servant, to scour and scrub to the end of his life.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- Scipio might be incapable of organization, but he certainly could scour and scrub.
- Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Once we're out of here, I'm going to scour New York for him.
- Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
- I never touch the outside of a pot––and I scour them with sandsoap.
- Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
- I meant to beg you to scour the woods, and call her name everywhere.
- Extract from : « Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys » by Silas K. Boone
- Purdy had a horse and he would ride on ahead and scour the bank.
- Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx
- His audience had dispersed to scour the valleys for signatures for Jim.
- Extract from : « Still Jim » by Honor Willsie Morrow
- He therefore commanded me to scour the country in the environs of the camp.
- Extract from : « Wood Rangers » by Mayne Reid
Synonyms for scour
- abrade
- beat
- brush
- buff
- burnish
- cleanse
- comb
- ferret out
- find
- flush
- forage
- furbish
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- grub
- hunt
- inquire
- leave no stone unturned
- look for
- look high and low
- look up and down
- mop
- pumice
- purge
- rake
- ransack
- rout
- rub
- rummage
- sand
- scrub
- seek
- track down
- turn inside out
- turn upside down
- wash
- whiten
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