scourer


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scour 1

 (skour)
v. scoured, scour·ing, scours
v.tr.
1.
a. To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously: scour a dirty oven.
b. To remove by scrubbing: scour grease from a pan.
2. To remove dirt or grease from (cloth or fibers) by means of a detergent.
3. To clean (wheat) before the milling process.
4. To clear (an area) by freeing of weeds or other vegetation.
5. To clear (a channel or pipe) by flushing.
v.intr.
1. To scrub something in order to clean or polish it.
2. To have diarrhea. Used of livestock.
n.
1. A scouring action or effect.
2. A place that has been scoured, as by flushing with water.
3. A cleansing agent for wool.
4. scours(used with a sing. or pl. verb) Diarrhea in livestock.
[Middle English scouren, from Middle Dutch scūren, from Old French escurer, from Late Latin excūrāre, to clean out : Latin ex-, ex-, Late Latin cūrāre, to clean (from Latin, to take care of, from cūra, care; see cure).]
scour′er n.

scour 2

 (skour)
v. scoured, scour·ing, scours
v.tr.
1. To search through or over thoroughly: The detective scoured the scene of the crime for clues.
2. To range over (an area) quickly and energetically.
v.intr.
1. To range over or about an area, especially in a search.
2. To move swiftly; scurry.
[Middle English scouren, to move swiftly, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skūr, shower.]
scour′er n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.scourer - someone who cleanses by scouring
cleaner - someone whose occupation is cleaning
2.scourer - someone who travels widely and energetically; "he was a scourer of the seven seas"
traveler, traveller - a person who changes location
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Translations

scourer

[ˈskaʊrəʳ] N (= pad) → estropajo m; (= powder) → limpiador m, quitagrasas m inv
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

scourer

[ˈskaʊərər] n (= pad) → tampon m abrasif, tampon m à récurer (= powder) → poudre f à récurer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

scourer

n → Topfkratzer m; (= sponge) → Scheuerschwamm m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

scourer

[ˈskaʊərəʳ] n (pad) → paglietta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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