Scour vs. Search
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;
Searchnoun
An attempt to find something.
Searchnoun
The act of searching in general.
Searchverb
(transitive) To look in (a place) for something.
Searchverb
To look thoroughly.
Searchverb
To look for, seek.
Searchverb
To probe or examine (a wound).
Searchverb
(obsolete) To examine; to try; to put to the test.
Searchverb
To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.
Searchverb
To inquire after; to look for; to seek.
Searchverb
To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; as, to search a wound.
Searchverb
To examine; to try; to put to the test.
Searchverb
To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration, or examination; to hunt.
Searchnoun
The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination.
Searchnoun
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Searchnoun
an investigation seeking answers;
Searchnoun
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property;
Searchnoun
the examination of alternative hypotheses;
Searchnoun
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas;
Searchverb
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of;
Searchverb
search or seek;
Searchverb
inquire into
Searchverb
subject to a search;
Searchverb
try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly
Searchverb
examine (a place, vehicle, or person) thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Searchverb
look for information in (a database or the World Wide Web) using a search engine
Searchnoun
an act of searching for someone or something
Searchnoun
an act or instance of searching a database or the World Wide Web
Searchnoun
the systematic retrieval of information, or the facility for this
Searchnoun
an investigation of public records to find if a property is subject to any liabilities or encumbrances.
