Scoured is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SCOURED in dictionary:

VERB:
• SCOUR, to cleanse by hard rubbing
• clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent
• remove (dirt or unwanted matter) by scouring
• (of water or a watercourse) make (a channel or pool) by flowing quickly over something and removing soil or rock
• (of livestock) suffer from diarrhoea
• administer a strong purgative to
• subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something
• move rapidly in a particular direction, especially in search or pursuit of someone or something
NOUN:
• the action of scouring or the state of being scoured, especially by swift-flowing water
• an act of rubbing something hard to clean or brighten it
• diarrhoea in livestock, especially cattle and pigs.
ADJECTIVE:
• worn away as by water or ice or wind
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing

Words related to SCOURED

scour7 scouring11 scours8

Words that contain SCOURED

bescoured14 discoured13 unscoured12

How to use SCOURED in a sentence

• They have scoured the whole district, and it is certain that Alexandre-Honore left no address behind him when he went off with those three hundred francs.
• He believed that they would appear first in the north and he scoured the horizon there from side to side, trying to detect the first black dot when it should show over the lake.
• Bernard tore up his garments into crosses for distribution, and, on leaving the assembly, he scoured the country places, everywhere preaching and persuading the people.
• Having reduced Sklavia into a province, he scoured the various arms of the sea in a wandering voyage.
• This passed, the frigate took a more decided westerly direction, and scoured the central waters of the Pacific.
• But from morning to night, mechanically, they washed and scoured and polished.
• His armed bands scoured the country and transported to Eperies every individual, man, woman and child, who was even suspected of sympathizing with the insurgents.
• He scooped it full of the nearest gravel and scoured it roughly with his hands.
• They hastened away and scoured the hotel in quest of La Croix.
• American sailors scoured the seas searching for the terrible submarines.
• Jim and Sandy then scoured the woods for miles in all directions, but the hound could not recover the trail.
• Sometimes on Pablo, sometimes afoot, Enoch with the gun, and sometimes with the black diary rolled in his coat, scoured the surrounding country.
• The electric current scoured the civilised world in search of her.
• For years Allan Mowbray had scoured the country in search of his trade.
• Then the young men scoured the country around, and burned the homes of all Indians they found, and killed their fighting men.
• The buccaneers sacked the town, and scoured the woods in search of the Spaniards and their valuables.
• A band of a hundred and fifty men scoured the mountains, and into the hands of these Captain Oxenford and his companions fell.
• For ten days the island was scoured for plunder and provisions, and ere the month was out the anchorage was desolate and Santiago a heap of ashes.
• He was drawn into the launch, and then the little steamer, circling to and fro, scoured the river to find the Shan boatman.
• Louis, Sigel scoured the country and gathered up every thing with wheels.
• The mother had hired women several days beforehand, and everything was scoured and clean.
• It had so touched his imagination that the boy had scoured the papers and books in the public library ever since for something fresh to read on the subject of aviation.
• Fighting the temptation to watch what was passing underneath, he alternately kept his eyes on Parker and scoured the sky ahead for signs of enemy aircraft.
• As we drifted them back towards camp, for fear that something might have gotten away, most of the boys scoured the country for miles about, but without reward.
• We scoured the country around and the trail we had come over for ten miles, but no horse.
• The officers had scoured the valley for two days, and as yet had not caught a glimpse of the men they had come to get.

Similar words containing SCOUR without suffix ed

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