scoured

[ skouuhrd, skou-erd ]

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adjective

cleansed or polished by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material:
American society, through advertising, associates the scent of lemon with a freshly scoured kitchen.
cleared or dug out, as by the force of water, glaciers, etc.:
Muskeget Channel, located between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, is a deeply scoured channel with strong tidal currents.
(of cotton, wool, etc.) cleaned or made free of impurities, debris, etc., by or as if by washing:
When dried, the scoured wool is usually carded and combed before the process of spinning.
cleared or made free of anything undesirable; cleansed:
It is from a scoured soul and a sober heart that prayer is engaged.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of scour ¹.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scoured¹

scour ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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Example Sentences

Wind had scoured away most of the powdery snow, and rain had left a slick, brittle crust.

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Coldstream says that instead of relying on clip reels, they scoured the archives of full films brought back from Vietnam by journalists and others.

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“The screws were the only thing that didn’t vaporize,” Robinson said after she scoured through the debris.

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Investigators have scoured each part of the trail and hillside, breaking it down into a grid.

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After ensuring the dog walker was safe, Alkonis and other deputies scoured the MonteCedro senior care community with flashlights, knocking on doors, yelling down hallways.

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