scour
Search every corner
Scour means to clean or brighten a surface by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive material: She scoured the pots until they gleamed.
This vigorous action extends to searching thoroughly and systematically: Police scoured the area for evidence.
Water scours when it rushes over a surface with enough force to erode or wear it away, as a river scouring its banks.
The noun scour refers to the act of scouring or the erosion caused by rushing water.
Toothed grooming implement
- ransackPlunder while destroying
- rummageSearch unsystematically through clutter
- huntPursuit of quarry
- sweepBrush clean with broom
trawl · canvass · forage · rifle · rake · probe · investigation · thorough
Clean by rubbing hard
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
- detergentChemical cleaning agent
rinse · polish · shine · abrasive · cleanse · sanitize · disinfect · degrease
Passage for transmission
- gullyChannel carved by flowing water
- riverbedFloor beneath flowing water
- floodwaterExcess from swollen rivers
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
glacier · canyon · bedrock · washout · current · abrasion · carve · gouge
Cleaning by rubbing hard
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- strainExcessive stretching force
sweat · drudgery · persistence · backbreaking · vigorous · intensive · thorough · relentless
comb
Toothed grooming implement
sweep · trawl · canvass · forage · rifle · rake · probe · investigation · thorough · systematic
scrub
Clean by rubbing hard
detergent · rinse · polish · shine · abrasive · cleanse · sanitize · disinfect · degrease · pumice
channel
Passage for transmission
- gullyChannel carved by flowing water
- riverbedFloor beneath flowing water
- floodwaterExcess from swollen rivers
sediment · glacier · canyon · bedrock · washout · current · abrasion · carve · gouge · hollow
scrubbing
Cleaning by rubbing hard
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- exertionVigorous physical effort
strain · sweat · drudgery · persistence · backbreaking · vigorous · intensive · thorough · relentless · grinding
- scouring padAbrasive cleaning tool
- scouring powderGranular cleaning compound
- scour protectionErosion prevention around structures