scouring
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- noun
- /ˈskaʊərɪŋ/
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fregado
- scouring pad
So they got this, like, scouring pad out and they had this, like alcohol.
- So they got this, like, scouring pad out and they had this, like alcohol.
Examples
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So they got this, like, scouring pad out and they had this, like alcohol.
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I'll have a pint of milk, please Edith, and two scouring pads, please.
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Baking soda dissolves quickly in water, unlike some scouring cleansers.
Blog text (19) -
Hasselbeck looked rustier than the fry pans at Eat 'N Park, but even those can be cleaned off (with a week and some serious scouring powder).
Blog text (5) -
She gives a dirty plate a few quick swipes of the scouring pad in the suds of the left sink, then drops it into the right sink's scalding clear water.
Fiction book (1994) -
And on the last day, he did not go to the class pool party (prime attacking spot: hurried shower, echoes of their voices off the tiled walls, black and blue that neither warm water and soap nor a scouring pad could erase); instead, he walked home quickly in order not to see parents picking up carloads of children laughing and calling.
Fiction book (1992) -
After dinner, the chef spent an hour on scouring the pots and pans until they shone.
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The scouring of the kitchen surfaces was necessary to remove all the grease and food residues.
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She hated the task of scouring the floor, but it was essential to keep the restaurant clean.
Synonyms
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The act of removing dirt and dust from a place or object
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A repeated movement across a surface, like with a cloth, to make it clean or shiny
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The act of cleaning something with water and soap
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A hard rubbing of a surface to clean it
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Cleaning or arranging something with a brush
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Cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap, and water to remove dirt
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Cleaning a floor with a wet cloth on a long handle to remove dirt
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Cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a cloth or mop
Compounds
How Vigorous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scouring comes from an old Norse word skura meaning 'to wash' or 'rub away'. Imagine strong water or a hard brush rubbing until the dirt is gone; that's why scouring means cleaning by vigorous rubbing.