SCOURING Synonyms

• cleaning with a mop

• the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

• a place that is scoured (especially by running water)

• examine minutely

• clean with hard rubbing

• rub hard or scrub

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

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

• the act of cleaning with a broom

• taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

• ignoring distinctions

• the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

• garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

• destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing

• fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air

• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

• free microscopic particles of solid material

• remove the dust from

• rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape

• cover with a light dusting of a substance

• distribute loosely

• the act of rubbing or wiping

• rub with a circular motion

• wear away

• rub hard or scrub

• the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

• a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

• sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)

• a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit

• the swift release of a store of affective force

• a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

• sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

• squarely or solidly

• in the same plane

• of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane

• having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

• turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

• cause to flow through something

• glow or cause to glow with warm color or light

• make level or straight

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

• irrigate with water from a sluice

• cause to flow or flood with or as if with water

• the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

• an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

• an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place

• oust politically

• clear of a charge

• make pure or free from sin or guilt

• rid of impurities

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

• excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)

• dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

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

• (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

• clean with hard rubbing

• wash thoroughly

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled