offscouring
- noun
- Archaic
:
limpieza
- After hours of offscouring, the kitchen tiles finally looked spotless.
Examples
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He used a special brush for the offscouring of stubborn stains on the floor.
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The offscouring of the old pots took most of the afternoon.
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The offscouring from the kitchen sink was disgusting.
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After the party, the floor was covered in offscouring.
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After hours of offscouring, the kitchen tiles finally looked spotless.
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He used a special brush for the offscouring of stubborn stains on the floor.
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The offscouring of the old pots took most of the afternoon.
Synonyms
335
1.0
The act of removing dirt and dust from a place or object
150
1.5
The activity of making a place or thing clean
70
1.0
Work that removes dirt and rubbish from a place
17
1.0
Cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap, and water to remove dirt
4
3.9
Making something clean by removing dirt
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4.1
Cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a cloth or mop
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Offscouring is formed from off- ('away') and scour ('to clean by rubbing'), so it literally means 'scrubbing something until the dirt is off'. That is why offscouring can mean the thorough cleaning of a surface, like when you scrub pots or tiles.