SCOURED Definition & Meaning

scoured

[ skouuhrd, skou-erd ]

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adjective

cleansed or polished by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material:
American society, through advertising, associates the scent of lemon with a freshly scoured kitchen.
cleared or dug out, as by the force of water, glaciers, etc.:
Muskeget Channel, located between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, is a deeply scoured channel with strong tidal currents.
(of cotton, wool, etc.) cleaned or made free of impurities, debris, etc., by or as if by washing:
When dried, the scoured wool is usually carded and combed before the process of spinning.
cleared or made free of anything undesirable; cleansed:
It is from a scoured soul and a sober heart that prayer is engaged.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of scour ¹.

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Origin of scoured¹

scour ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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Example Sentences

I even scoured the real estate section of the classifieds for potential store-fronts, convinced I just had to find the listings other people overlooked.

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Irvine stopped to point out some Imagineering crafted grates, which hide utilities with astrological flourishes, and said she scoured antique shops from “Pasadena to Temecula” looking for items that would fit.

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Wind had scoured away most of the powdery snow, and rain had left a slick, brittle crust.

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Coldstream says that instead of relying on clip reels, they scoured the archives of full films brought back from Vietnam by journalists and others.

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“The screws were the only thing that didn’t vaporize,” Robinson said after she scoured through the debris.

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