scouring the entire area revealed nothing. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : to scour pots and pans. ,to scour grease from pots and pans. ,to scour the nation of spies. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : The roasting pan scours easily. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : Sand is a good scour. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : They scoured the countryside for the lost child. From Dictionary.com.
Another useful type of horsetail is commonly known as the scouring rush. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In the cities, hours were spent, usually by the mother and children, in scouring the streets for coal and hauling it home. From Wordnik.com. [More Work for Mother 8 -- 1890-1920: The Impoverished Other Half] Reference
The clubs, for their part, are becoming more and more ruthless in scouring Africa for the next season’s jewels. From Wordnik.com. [Young African Football Players Are a Hot Commodity in Europe | Impact Lab] Reference
And with this water moving very rapidly, it could -- it could get moving, causing what the Corps calls scouring in that area. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 1, 2008] Reference
A leading collector once conceived the idea of scouring the little-visited country towns of Spain for rare old Spanish stamps, and. From Wordnik.com. [Stamp Collecting as a Pastime] Reference
One of the duties of children was to gather a kind of horse-tail rush which grew in the marshes, and because it was used to scour pewter, was called scouring-rush. From Wordnik.com. [Home Life in Colonial Days] Reference
The inlet enters the body of the trap on a tangent, thus making the trap self-scouring which is a good feature. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Plumbing] Reference
The terms of sale do not require this kind of scouring, but somehow we have brought ourselves here to perform it. From Wordnik.com. [Poor Devil] Reference
It is true, however, that many women in cities make frequent visits to the hairdressers, and subject their tresses to the 'scouring' process. From Wordnik.com. [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference
Maybe very turbulent winds above them are kind of scouring out them out?. From Wordnik.com. [reddit.com: what's new online!] Reference
The family had an outdoor stand where they sold household items such as scouring pads and soap. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com News - Top Stories] Reference
Thorough hygiene - such as scouring hospital wards and frequent hand washing - reduces their spread. From Wordnik.com. [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Clark University in Massachusetts, she's been "scouring" her Facebook page, removing photos that contain beer cups and any other signs of college exploits. From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
· buckle under pressure of water in the ground (this is called "scouring"). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
Meanwhile, agents are scouring Bay Area machine shops. From Wordnik.com. [More Unabomer Clues] Reference
We're gonna keep scouring the league to try to upgrade our talent. From Wordnik.com. [Bruce Allen: Shanahan is in charge] Reference
Iranians are scouring Central Asian republics for nuclear components. From Wordnik.com. [The Doomsday Clock Ticks On] Reference
When they're not scouring old horror movies for inspiration, that is. From Wordnik.com. [Scared Silly] Reference
Fashion Pygmalions are scouring the hinterlands for beauties in the rough. From Wordnik.com. [This Year's Model] Reference
Hip kids are scouring obscure nooks, looking for old T shirts to rejuvenate. From Wordnik.com. [Fashion: It's Cool To Cut In Line] Reference
Analysts scouring old dollar/mark charts now see the euro falling to 85 cents. From Wordnik.com. [A Major Market Merger] Reference
The program is now working its way through servers, scouring online documents. From Wordnik.com. [Identity Angel] Reference
China is scouring the globe to make investments in secure raw materials, particularly fuel. From Wordnik.com. [China First] Reference
A flat disc-shaped antenna sits on the top of your vehicle, scouring the southern sky for a DirecTV signal. From Wordnik.com. [Gadgets: Channel Cruising] Reference
In mid-October Canberra began scouring the South Pacific for more allies willing to take in asylum seekers. From Wordnik.com. [Australia's Refugee Archipelago] Reference
For now, Hoffman is scouring the industry for interesting stuff to send to his eager group of early adopters. From Wordnik.com. [Plain Text: The Connected Get More Connected] Reference
Even the Congress, though badly tarnished, has begun aggressively scouring bank accounts and telephone records. From Wordnik.com. [LULA'S TRIAL BYFIRE] Reference
There were no Hollywood agents dressed in black, scouring the parties and screenings for the next Quentin Tarantino. From Wordnik.com. [Sundance Memories] Reference
Instead of scouring for e-mail in the mornings, I drank some coffee and smoked a few socially ostracizing cigarettes. From Wordnik.com. [When ‘Goodbye’ Is A Click Away] Reference
While Mario Cuomo dithers, his loyal lieutenants are scouring the country for a provisional presidential campaign team. From Wordnik.com. [More On Mario] Reference
Specialized Web-crawler software is constantly scouring the Internet, updating the index at about 10 million pages a day. From Wordnik.com. [Driving The Web Engines] Reference
By scouring New York City death records, researchers identified five patients who died after liposuction from 1993 to 1998. From Wordnik.com. [Lowdown On Liposuction] Reference
While the Feds trailed Moussaoui in Minnesota, agents were also scouring New York and Los Angeles for two other Qaeda operatives. From Wordnik.com. [Malaysia: A Good Place To Lie Low] Reference
CVRD is now an aggressive multinational, scouring the globe for minerals and outsmarting powerful rivals for assets and market share. From Wordnik.com. [‘You Have to Prove Yourself’] Reference
Both parties are already scouring the stream of confounding statistics, plucking selective evidence for one partisan point or another. From Wordnik.com. [A Mixed Report Card] Reference
Curious writers and artists began scouring dusty library shelves for Ovid's 15 volumes of Latin verse, and soon fell under their sway. From Wordnik.com. [The Return Of Ovid] Reference
Similar efforts are underway at other firms, with lawyers in Washington and New York scouring the legislation for their corporate clients. From Wordnik.com. [Geithner tells bankers not to fear new financial regulations] Reference
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