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SCAVENGES Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word scavenges. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word scavenges. (close relations)
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forages
verbv
noun

• bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

• the act of searching for food and provisions

verb

• collect or look around for (food)

• wander and feed

hunts
verbv
noun

• an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

• Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)

• an instance of searching for something

• United States architect (1827-1895)

• the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

• British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)

• the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

• the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

verb

• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

• pursue or chase relentlessly

• chase away, with as with force

• yaw back and forth about a flight path

• oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent

• seek, search for

• search (an area) for prey

rummages
verbv
noun

• a jumble of things to be given away

• a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)

verb

• search haphazardly

searches
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

• an investigation seeking answers

• an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

• the examination of alternative hypotheses

• boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas

verb

• try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

• search or seek

• inquire into

• subject to a search

seeks
verbv
noun

• the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

verb

• try to get or reach

• try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

• make an effort or attempt

• go to or towards

• inquire for

sifts
verbv
verb

• move as if through a sieve

• separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

• check and sort carefully

• distinguish and separate out

clean
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

• ritually clean or pure

• not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination

• (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers

noun

• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

adverb

• completely; used as intensifiers

• in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

adjective satellite

• free of restrictions or qualifications

• (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

• free from impurities

• (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense

• free from sepsis or infection

• morally pure

• (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

• (of a surface) not written or printed on

• exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

• without difficulties or problems

• thorough and without qualification

• not carrying concealed weapons

• free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed

• free of drugs

verb

• make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

• clean and tidy up the house

• clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

• be cleanable

• deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.

• remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

• remove while making clean

• remove unwanted substances from

• remove shells or husks from

salvage
verb, nounv, n
noun

• property or goods saved from damage or destruction

• the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction

• the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire

verb

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm

• collect discarded material

Best Hypernyms For SCAVENGES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for scavenges, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
clean collect feed garner gather give remove take withdraw
Phrases (2)
make cleanpull together

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