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scour
Overview of noun scour
The noun scour has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. scour -- (a place that is scoured (especially by running 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 scour
1 sense of scour
Sense 1
scour
=> topographic point, place, spot
=> point
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun scour
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scour
1 sense of scour
Sense 1
scour
=> topographic point, place, spot
Antonyms of noun scour
Member Holonyms of noun scour
Substance Holonyms of noun scour
Part Holonyms of noun scour
Member Meronyms of noun scour
Substance Meronyms of noun scour
Part Meronyms of noun scour
Meronyms of noun scour
Holonyms of noun scour
Attributes of noun scour
Derived Forms of noun scour
1 sense of scour
Sense 1
scour
RELATED TO>(verb) scour#3
=> scour, abrade
RELATED TO>(verb) scour#4
=> flush, scour, purge
RELATED TO>(verb) scour#2
=> scrub, scour
Domain of noun scour
Domain Terms of noun scour
Familiarity of noun scour
scour used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun scour
1 sense of scour
Sense 1
scour
> topographic point, place, spot
=> grave, tomb
=> junction
=> birthplace, place of birth
=> polling place, polling station
=> end
=> hiding place
=> high, heights
=> hole-in-the-wall
=> holy place, sanctum, holy
=> mecca
=> nesting place
=> overlook
=> peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit
=> rendezvous
=> scour
=> service area
=> showplace
=> solitude
=> stop
=> target, target area
=> pool, puddle
=> parhelion, mock sun, sundog
=> sunspot, macula
=> facula
=> facula
Meronyms of noun scour
1 sense of scour
Holonyms of noun scour
Grep of noun scour
scour
scourer
scourge
scourge of god
scourge of the gods
scourger
scouring
scouring pad
scouring rush
scours
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
Grep of adj scour
scoured
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