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- [skouuh r, skou-er]
- /skaʊər, ˈskaʊ ər/
- /skaʊər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skouuh r, skou-er]
- /skaʊər, ˈskaʊ ər/
Definitions of scour word
- verb with object scour to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child. 1
- verb with object scour to run or pass quickly over or along. 1
- verb without object scour to range about, as in search of something. 1
- verb without object scour to move rapidly or energetically. 1
- noun scour the act of scouring. 1
- noun scour the place scoured. 1
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Origin of scour
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English scouren (v.) < Middle Dutch scūren < Old French escurer < Latin excūrāre to take care of (Medieval Latin escūrāre to clean), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + cūrāre to care for
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Parts of speech for Scour
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scour popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
scour usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scour
verb scour
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- bathe — If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
- bite — If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
- buff — Something that is buff is pale brown in colour.
noun scour
- abrade — To abrade something means to scrape or wear down its surface by rubbing it.
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