Area vs. Scour
Areanoun
(mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
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A particular geographic region.
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Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
Areanoun
The extent, scope, or range of an object or concept.
Areanoun
(British) An open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement.
Areanoun
(soccer) Penalty box; penalty area.
Areanoun
(slang) Genitals.
Areanoun
Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.
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The inclosed space on which a building stands.
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The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building.
Areanoun
An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; as, vast uncultivated areas.
Areanoun
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.
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A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative area.
Areanoun
Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought.
Areanoun
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography);
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a particular environment or walk of life;
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a subject of study;
Areanoun
a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function;
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a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve;
Areanoun
the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary;
Area
Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional region, shape, or planar lamina, in the plane. Surface area is its analog on the two-dimensional surface of a three-dimensional object.
Scourverb
(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
Scourverb
(transitive) To remove debris and dirt by purging; to sweep along or off (by a current of water).
Scourverb
To clear the digestive tract by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
Scourverb
To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
Scourverb
To cleanse (without rubbing).
Scourverb
(transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
Scourverb
(ambitransitive) To run with speed; to scurry.
Scourverb
(ambitransitive) To move swiftly over; to brush along.
Scournoun
The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
Scournoun
A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
Scournoun
A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
Scourverb
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.
Scourverb
To purge; as, to scour a horse.
Scourverb
To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; - often with off or away.
Scourverb
To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.
Scourverb
To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to flush.
Scourverb
To clean anything by rubbing.
Scourverb
To cleanse anything.
Scourverb
To be purged freely; to have a diarrhœa.
Scourverb
To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.
Scournoun
Diarrhœa or dysentery among cattle.
Scournoun
The act of scouring.
Scournoun
A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall.
Scournoun
a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
Scourverb
examine minutely;
Scourverb
clean with hard rubbing;
Scourverb
rub hard or scrub;
Scourverb
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid;
