Definition of scour

"scour" in the noun sense

1. scour

a place that is scoured (especially by running water)

"scour" in the verb sense

1. scour

examine minutely

"The police scoured the country for the fugitive"

2. 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"

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Quotations for scour

It is observed at sea that men are never so much disposed to grumble and mutiny as when least employed. Hence an old captain, when there was nothing else to do, would issue the order to scour the anchor. [ Samuel Smiles ]

scour in Scrabble®

The word scour is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters scour:

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scour in Words With Friends™

The word scour is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters scour:

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Word Growth involving scour

Shorter words in scour

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Longer words containing scour

bescour bescoured

bescour bescouring

bescour bescours

discourage discouraged overdiscouraged

discourage discouraged undiscouraged

discourage discouragement discouragements

discourage discouragement overdiscouragement

discourage discourages overdiscourages

discourage overdiscourage overdiscouraged

discourage overdiscourage overdiscouragement

discourage overdiscourage overdiscourages

discouraging discouragingly

discouraging overdiscouraging

discourteous discourteously

discourtesy

outscour outscoured

outscour outscouring outscourings

outscour outscours

scoured bescoured

scoured outscoured

scourer scourers

scourfish

scourge scourged

scourge scourges

scourging

scouring bescouring

scouring outscouring outscourings

scouring scourings outscourings

scours bescours

scours discourse discoursed

scours discourse discourses

scours discoursing

scours outscours