scours in English

noun

1

the action of scouring or the state of being scoured, especially by swift-flowing water.

Some remedial work to prevent scour and undermining of the foundations was carried out during the last century to the new bridge but it is now showing signs of wear.

2

diarrhea in livestock, especially cattle and pigs.

If you have problems with scour ask your vet about the steps you can take to prevent it in your herd.

verb

1

clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent.

he scoured the bathtub

synonyms: scrub, rub, clean, wash, cleanse, wipe, polish, buff (up), shine, burnish, abrade

2

administer a strong purgative to.

3

subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something.

David scoured each newspaper for an article on the murder

synonyms: search, comb, hunt through, rummage through, go through with a fine-tooth comb, root through, rake through, leave no stone unturned in, look high and low in, ransack, turn upside-down

verb

scrub, rub, clean, wash, cleanse, wipe, polish, buff (up), shine, burnish, abrade
search, comb, hunt through, rummage through, go through with a fine-tooth comb, root through, rake through, leave no stone unturned in, look high and low in, ransack, turn upside-down
abrade
flush, purge
scrub

Use "scours" in a sentence

1. Evaluation of Calves should include scores given for scours, respiration and appearance

2. Cheddar Shop scours the web for the newest software, gadgets & web services

3. It airs the mind, tunes the nerves and scours the soul''

4. Bleeping Computer Deals scours the web for the newest software, gadgets & web services

5. Common diarrhœa—purging, or scours—manifests itself simply by the Copiousness and fluidity of the alvine evacuations.

6. Description CNET's Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on tech products and much more

7. Second, the eye doctors tell us that dust scours the eye and lets the bug in quick.

8. Calves born to heifers are at significantly higher risk of developing scours than are Calves born to cows

9. 21 The daemon receives search terms and other parameters, scours one or more indices, and returns a result.

10. Afghan Star is a talent quest which scours for hot new musical talent in the nation of Afghanistan

11. Some kinds of food can make them have Clumped poop, and excess intake of some foods can make them have scours

12. 15 Scouting for fossils under the gaze of an Afar tribesman, an international team scours sediments near the Awash River, beyond the trees on the horizon.

13. Unlike an archivist who scours sources of the past, the Chronicler is one who wrote the sources down, and will continue to do so in

14. 18 'What a terrible place to live, ' muses amateur entomologist Niki Jumpei (Eiji Okada) as he scours a remote desert region for signs of a blister beetle.

15. Ahoy Capital is a boutique fund manager that scours the innovation ecosystem in search of attractive risk-adjusted returns while maintaining a high level of engagement with its Partners

16. Each storm scours the atmosphere, washing out dust, soot, trace chemicals, and depositing them on the snow pack year after year, millennia after millennia, creating a kind of periodic table of elements that at this point is more than 11,000 feet thick.

17. Each storm scours the atmosphere, washing out dust, soot, trace chemicals, and depositing them on the snow pack year after year, millennia after millennia, creating a kind of periodic table of elements that at this point is more than 11, 000 feet thick.