SCOURING Antonyms

• cleaning with a mop

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

• serving to purge or rid of sin

• freeing from noxious matter

• acting like an antiseptic

• the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

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

• garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

• an ardent follower and admirer

• a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen

• bare skin

• a medium to dark tan color

• an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)

• of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather

• strike, beat repeatedly

• polish and make shiny

• having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

• of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

• (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected

• of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence

• the act of smoothing

• smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

• smooth and unconstrained in movement

• lacking obstructions or difficulties

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

• make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

• make (a surface) shine

• free from obstructions

• marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits

• receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)

• (of hair) neat and tidy

• large in amount or extent or degree

• put (things or places) in order

• the act of rubbing or wiping

• rub with a circular motion