| noun | moving over territory to search for something “scouring the entire area revealed nothing” |
| noun | the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water |
| verb | examine minutely “The police scoured the country for the fugitive” |
| verb | clean with hard rubbing “She scrubbed his back” |
| verb | rub hard or scrub “scour the counter tops” |
| verb | rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid “flush the wound with antibiotics” |
| scour | verb | examine minutely |
| scrub | verb | wash thoroughly |
| scouring | noun | moving over territory to search for something |
| scrub | noun | the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water |
| scrubber | noun | a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck) |
| scrubbing | noun | the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water |
| scour | noun | a place that is scoured (especially by running water) |
| scourer | noun | someone who cleanses by scouring |
| abrasive | adjective | causing abrasion |
| abrader | noun | a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing |
| purge | noun | an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements |