scouring vs hunt

hunt vs scouring

scouring and hunt both are nouns.

scouring is not a verb while hunt is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scouring	Yes	No	No	No
hunt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hunt is a hypernym of scouring; that is, hunt is a word with a broader meaning than scouring:

scouring: moving over territory to search for something
hunt: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

Other hypernyms of scouring include hunting, search.

scouring (noun)	hunt (noun)
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water	the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
moving over territory to search for something	the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
	an instance of searching for something
	an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

scouring (verb)	hunt (verb)
	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
	search (an area) for prey
	seek, search for
	pursue or chase relentlessly
	chase away, with as with force
	yaw back and forth about a flight path
	oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent

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