scour
Definitions
Noun
- A place that is scoured (especially by running water)
Verb
- Examine minutely
- Clean with hard rubbing
- Rub hard or scrub
- Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "scour".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | discouraged | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | discourse | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | discourage | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | discouraging | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | scours | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | scouring | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | discouragement | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | scoured | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | discourses | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | scourge | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | scour | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | discourages | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | scourged | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | scourges | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | scourging | 2 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "scour".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 15
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 4
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Rescuers scour South China Sea for 23 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks
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US attorney tells AZ officials feds won’t back down on scouring voter data for noncitizens
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Sep 29, 2026 Arizona Mirror
‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters
Mar 31, 2026 theguardian.com
Mar 31, 2026 theguardian.com