barrage β A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
verb enfilade
rake β inclination or slope away from the perpendicular or the horizontal.
pepper β a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, especially from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum.
spray β a single, slender shoot, twig, or branch with its leaves, flowers, or berries.
shoot β to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
hoe β Richard, 1812β86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of printing-press equipment.
scrape up β to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
comb β A comb is a flat piece of plastic or metal with narrow pointed teeth along one side, which you use to tidy your hair.
scour β to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
scrape β to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
clear β Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
collect β If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
gather β to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
grade β a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
graze β to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
grub β the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
harrow β a borough of Greater London, in SE England.
hunt β to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
ransack β to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter.
rasp β to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
remove β to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
rummage β to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
scan β to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
scratch β to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
scrutinise β to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
scrutinize β to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
search β to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
smooth β free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
sweep β to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
weed β Thurlow [thur-loh] /ΛΞΈΙr loΚ/ (Show IPA), 1797β1882, U.S. journalist and politician.
break up β When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
clean up β If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
clear up β When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
