Definition of scour

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Scour (v. t.) 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..

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Pyretology :: Pyretology (n.) A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers.
Dolorous :: Dolorous (a.) Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses..
Discoursive :: Discoursive (a.) Containing dialogue or conversation; interlocutory.
Sublime :: Sublime (superl.) Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed..
Dalliance :: Dalliance (n.) Entertaining discourse.
Discourse :: Discourse (v. t.) To utter or give forth; to speak.
Scour :: Scour (v. i.) To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.
Prelect :: Prelect (v. t.) To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse..
Diction :: Diction (n.) Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc.; mode of expression; language; as, the diction of Chaucer's poems..
Dissertation :: Dissertation (n.) A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the Prophecies..
End :: End (n.) The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; the concluding part; termination; close; limit; as, the end of a field, line, pole, road; the end of a year, of a discourse; put an end to pain; -- opposed to beginning, when used of anything having a first part..
Discouraging :: Discouraging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discourag.
Scourge :: Scourge (n.) To harass or afflict severely.
Discourse :: Discourse (v. i.) To treat of something in writing and formally.
Topic :: Topic (n.) The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or argument, or literary composition; also, the general or main subject of the whole; a matter treated of; a subject, as of conversation or of thought; a matter; a point; a head..
Introductory :: Introductory (a.) Serving to introduce something else; leading to the main subject or business; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory proceedings; an introductory discourse..
Scour :: Scour (v. t.) 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..
Scourge :: Scourge (n.) Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment..
Scoured :: Scoured (imp. & p. p.) of Scou.
Exordial :: Exordial (a.) Pertaining to the exordium of a discourse: introductory.
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