definition scour
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Definitions &Translations Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Scour(verb) to rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress. Scour(verb) to purge; as, to scour a horse. Scour(verb)
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Lexic.us A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire. 3. n. The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal. 4. v. i. To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; -- often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly. 5. v. t. To cast off; to discard as refuse.
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- verb. 1  1with object Clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent. ‘she scoured the cooker’. 2  2no object (of livestock) suffer from diarrhoea. ‘he went out to deal with piglets who were scouring’.
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- Definition & Synonyms. ( 1 n.) The itch in animals; also, a scab. ( 2 v. t.) To scratch; to rub. ( 3 v. t.) To play mean tricks; to act shabbily.
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Parkour Parkour is an activity that can be practised alone or with others and is usually—but not exclusively—carried out in urban spaces. Parkour involves seeing one's environment in a new way, and imagining the potential for navigating it by movement around, across, through, over and under its features.
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slough Definition of slough. 1  1 : the cast-off skin of a snake. 2  2 : a mass of dead tissue separating from an ulcer. 3  3 : something that may be shed or cast off.
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- Definition of PERSECUTION. 1. : the act or practice of persecuting especially those who differ in origin, religion, or social outlook.
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eschar A dry scab or slough formed on the skin as a result of a burn or by the action of a corrosive or caustic substance. Middle English escare, from Old French; see scar1. eschar. A dry, dark scab or scar, especially as a result of burning.
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slough verb. The definition of a slough is the skin of a snake or a layer or covering that has been discarded. An example of slough is the skin of an onion that's been removed and thrown away. Slough is defined as to shed or throw away. An example of slough is to exfoliate the skin on your body.
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- Scours is the common name for diarrhea in calves. Diarrhea is a disease of the digestive system characterized by watery feces and increased frequency of bowel movements. The high water content in the feces results in water loss from the body (dehydration).
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smear smear - cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; smear the wall with paint; daub the ceiling with plaster daub blood - smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
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scab scab. 1  An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing. 2  The mange, especially when it appears on sheep. 3  Any of several different diseases of potatoes producing pits and other damage on their surface, caused by streptomyces bacteria (but formerly believed to be caused by a fungus).
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- Define scythe. scythe synonyms, scythe pronunciation, scythe translation, English dictionary definition of scythe. n. An implement consisting of a long, curved single-edged blade with a long handle, used for mowing or reaping. tr.v. scythed , scyth·ing , scythes To cut...
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slough Definition of slough. 1  1a : a place of deep mud or mireb or less commonly slew or slue play \ˈslü\ (1) : swamp (2) : an inlet on a river; also : backwater (3) : a creek in a marsh or tide flat. 2  2 : a state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection.
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scuttle Definition of scuttle 1: a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) 2: a metal pail that usually has a bail and a sloped lip and is used especially for carrying coal
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Definitions &Translations Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Scorn(noun) extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object. Scorn(noun) an act or expression of extreme contempt.
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slough 1 Figurative use (e.g. of moral sunkenness or Bunyan's Slough of Despond, 1678) attested from mid-13c. v. to cast off (as the skin of a snake or other animal), 1720, originally of diseased tissue, from Middle English noun slough shed skin of a snake (see slough (n.)). Related: Sloughed; sloughing. n.2
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scattering scatter. vb. 1. (tr) to throw about in various directions; strew. 2. to separate and move or cause to separate and move in various directions; disperse. 3. (General Physics) to deviate or cause to deviate in many directions, as in the diffuse reflection or refraction of light.
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- Kurt CooperZach TaylorCIVE 717April 19, 2011 Introduction  Local scour can be defined as degradation of river banks and/or bed that is localized to a specific area due to a sudden change in the parameters associated with the river (i.e. change in geometry, slope, flow, or placement of a structure, etc.).
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scathing Old English sceaþian to hurt, injure, Old Saxon skathon, Old Frisian skethia, Middle Dutch scaden, Dutch schaden, Old High German scadon, German schaden, Gothic scaþjan to injure, damage), from PIE root *sket- to injure.. Only cognate outside Germanic seems to be in Greek a-skethes unharmed, unscathed.. It survives mostly in its negative form, unscathed, and in figurative meaning sear with invective or satire (1852, usually as scathing) which developed from the sense of scar, scorch used by Milton in Paradise Lost i.613 (1667).
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Nearby words for scoured Scoured definition, to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material: to scour pots and pans. See more. Dictionary.com
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Definitions &Translations Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition: 1  trave, traverse, crossbeam, crosspiece(noun) a horizontal beam that extends across something. 2  transom, traverse(noun) a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it. 3  traversal, traverse(noun) taking a zigzag path on skis.
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Definitions &Translations the act of stripping and taking by force. plundering with excessive damage and destruction. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding. the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter.
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Curricular Practical Training (CPT) In order to qualify for CPT, the employment/training must meet one of the following conditions: 1  It must fulfill an optional or required internship in your major/academic program, OR.  It must fulfill the requirements for a regular course or independent study in your major/academic program, OR.
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- Definition of scaly. scalier. ; scaliest. 1a : covered with, composed of, or rich in scale or scalesb : flaky. 2 : of or relating to scaly animals. 3 : despicable, poor a regular scaly old shop — Charles Dickens. 4 : infested with scale insects scaly fruit.
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scour To scour is defined as to clean or polish, often by hard scrubbing, or to get rid of something negative. 1  An example of to scour is to clean out a greasy pot. 2  An example of to scour is to get rid of fleas in a home.  to clean or polish by vigorous rubbing, as with abrasives, soap and water, etc.; make clean and bright.