scours
Searches every corner
Scours means to clean or brighten by vigorous rubbing, typically with an abrasive: She scoured the pot until it gleamed.
Extended, it means to search thoroughly and systematically: Police scoured the neighborhood for evidence.
Water scours a channel by eroding it through persistent flow.
In livestock, scours is severe diarrhea, especially in calves—a usage that functions as a singular noun: The calf has scours.
Frequent liquid bowel movements
- calfJuvenile cow or leg part
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- lambJuvenile sheep
- pigletYoung swine
dehydration · electrolytes · dysentery · infection · veterinary · rotavirus · feces · watery
Clean by rubbing hard
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- detergentChemical cleaning agent
soap · bleach · disinfect · sanitize · degrease · rinse · lather · polish
diarrhea
Frequent liquid bowel movements
piglet · dehydration · electrolytes · dysentery · infection · veterinary · rotavirus · feces · watery · intestinal
scrub
Clean by rubbing hard
detergent · soap · bleach · disinfect · sanitize · degrease · rinse · lather · polish · shine
ransack
Plunder while destroying
rummage · forage · canvass · rake · trawl · sift · scrutinize · examine · probe · inspect
erode
Diminish through persistent friction
wear · abrade · corrode · gully · ravine · washout · sediment · flood · torrent · current
- erodeserodes, corrodes, abrades, wears down, wears out
- dysenterydysentery, amoebic dysentery, shigellosis, bloody stool, watery stool
- livestock careveterinary care, animal welfare, disease prevention, calving, deworming
- swine healthswine flu, swine influenza, PED, erysipelas, respiratory disease
- improvementsimprovement, fixes, betterment, enhancement, upgrade
- mental actionsthinks, considers, understands, perceives, recognizes
- scouring padAbrasive cleaning tool
- scouring powderGranular cleaning compound
- scour protectionErosion prevention around structures