scour
To search every part of a place very carefully.
scour in a sentence
- We scoured the whole park for Mum's lost keys, checking under every bench and bush.
- We had to scour every rock pool on the beach before we found the missing crab net.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to scour?
- Asearch
- Bignore
- Cskip
- Dmiss
Show the answer
A: search. The other three mean the opposite of scour.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to scour?
- Asearch
- Bhunt
- Ccomb
- Dignore
Show the answer
D: ignore. The other three mean nearly the same as scour.
Words that mean something similar
search, comb, hunt
Words that mean the opposite
ignore, skip, miss
More words about movement & action
- scuttle: To run with quick short steps, often to hide.
- seize: To grab something suddenly and firmly.
- sever: To cut something completely in two or break it off.
- shudder: To shake suddenly because you are cold, scared or disgusted; or that sudden shake.
- simmer: To cook gently with small bubbles, or to be quietly full of anger.
- skirmish: A short small fight between two groups.
- sluggish: Moving slowly and without energy.
- snare: A trap for catching animals, or to catch something in a trap.
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test