scours
/skaʊərz/
verb
- To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with a rough material or chemical.
- The janitor scours the bathroom tiles every morning.
- He scours his hands with soap after working in the garden.
- She scours the burnt pot with steel wool until it shines.
- To search a place or area very carefully and thoroughly.
- The detective scours the neighborhood for any witnesses.
- The rescue team scours the forest for the lost hiker.
- I scours the internet for the best deal on a used car.
- To wear away or erode a surface by the action of water, ice, or wind.
- The river scours the riverbed during the spring floods.
- Glaciers scours the landscape, leaving deep valleys behind.
- Strong winds scours the desert rocks into smooth shapes.
noun
- The action of cleaning something by rubbing hard.
- A good scours with bleach removes the mold from the shower.
- After a thorough scours, the floor looked like new.
- The pan needs a scours with a scrub brush to get off the grease.
- Diarrhea in farm animals, especially young ones.
- Scours can be dangerous for lambs if they get dehydrated.
- The vet treated the calves for scours with special medicine.
- The farmer checks the piglets daily for signs of scours.