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scouring

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Noun

the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

moving over territory to search for something
- scouring the entire area revealed nothing

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Synonyms:
scrub scrubbing

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "scouring":
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Words contain "scouring":
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Words contain "scouring" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
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