Definition of scour

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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..

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Preachify :: Preachify (v. i.) To discourse in the manner of a preacher.
Flagellator :: Flagellator (n.) One who practices flagellation; one who whips or scourges.
Prosy :: Prosy (superl.) Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic.
Tidology :: Tidology (n.) A discourse or treatise upon the tides; that part of science which treats of tides.
Rabble :: Rabble (v. i.) A confused, incoherent discourse; a medley of voices; a chatter..
Enfilade :: Enfilade (v. t.) To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops..
Historiology :: Historiology (n.) A discourse on history.
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..
Paragraph :: Paragraph (n.) A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark /, but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin..
Discourse :: Discourse (n.) The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it were, from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a conclusion; an exercise or act of this power; reasoning; range of reasoning faculty..
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages..
Geologize :: Geologize (v. i.) To study geology or make geological investigations in the field; to discourse as a geologist.
Skirr :: Skirr (v. i.) To scour; to scud; to run.
Colloquialism :: Colloquialism (n.) A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing..
Extemporize :: Extemporize (v. i.) To speak extempore; especially, to discourse without special preparation; to make an offhand address..
Preach :: Preach (v. t.) To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
Preposition :: Preposition (n.) A proposition; an exposition; a discourse.
Discourage :: Discourage (n.) Lack of courage; cowardliness.
Prelect :: Prelect (v. t.) To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse..
Crabbing :: Crabbing (n.) A process of scouring cloth between rolls in a machine.
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