Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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scour | Yes | No | Yes | No |
flush | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
scour (noun) | flush (noun) |
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a place that is scoured (especially by running water) | sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) |
a sudden rapid flow (as of water) | |
the swift release of a store of affective force | |
a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit | |
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) | |
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
scour (adjective) | flush (adjective) |
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of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane | |
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
scour (verb) | flush (verb) |
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rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid | turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame |
rub hard or scrub | cause to flow through something |
clean with hard rubbing | rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid |
examine minutely | irrigate with water from a sluice |
cause to flow or flood with or as if with water | |
make level or straight | |
glow or cause to glow with warm color or light |
scour (adverb) | flush (adverb) |
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squarely or solidly | |
in the same plane |