Scrub vs. Scour
Scrubadjective
Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
Scrubnoun
One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
Scrubnoun
One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
Scrubnoun
A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant
Scrubnoun
One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.
Scrubnoun
Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
Scrubnoun
One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
Scrubnoun
An instance of scrubbing.
Scrubnoun
A cancellation.
Scrubnoun
A worn-out brush.
Scrubnoun
One who scrubs.
Scrubnoun
Clothing worn while performing surgery.
Scrubnoun
Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
Scrubnoun
An exfoliant for the body.
Scrubverb
(transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
Scrubverb
(intransitive) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
Scrubverb
To be diligent and penurious
Scrubverb
(transitive) To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
Scrubverb
To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
Scrubverb
(audio) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
Scrubverb
To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.
Scrubverb
To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate.
Scrubverb
To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living.
Scrubnoun
One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
Scrubnoun
Something small and mean.
Scrubnoun
A worn-out brush.
Scrubnoun
A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc.
Scrubnoun
One of the common live stock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when inferior in size, etc.
Scrubnoun
Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush; - called also scrub brush. See Brush, above.
Scrubnoun
A low, straggling tree of inferior quality.
Scrubadjective
Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
Scrubnoun
dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
Scrubnoun
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
Scrubverb
clean with hard rubbing;
Scrubverb
wash thoroughly;
Scrubadjective
(of domestic animals) not selectively bred
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;
