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scour vs flush

flush vs scour

scour and flush both are nouns.

scour is not an adjective while flush is an adjective.

scour and flush both are verbs.

scour is not an adverb while flush is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scour Yes No Yes No
flush Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, scour and flush are synonyms defined as:
  • scour and flush: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
Other synonyms of scour include purge.
scour (noun) flush (noun)
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)
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)
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)
squarely or solidly
in the same plane
Difference between scour and flush

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