scoured

American  

[skou^uhrd, skou-erd] / skaʊərd, ˈskaʊ ərd /

adjective

1. cleansed or polished by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material.

   American society, through advertising, associates the scent of lemon with a freshly scoured kitchen.

2. cleared or dug out, as by the force of water, glaciers, etc..

   Muskeget Channel, located between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, is a deeply scoured channel with strong tidal currents.

3. (of cotton, wool, etc.) cleaned or made free of impurities, debris, etc., by or as if by washing.

   When dried, the scoured wool is usually carded and combed before the process of spinning.

4. cleared or made free of anything undesirable; cleansed.

   It is from a scoured soul and a sober heart that prayer is engaged.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of scour.

Etymology

Origin of scoured

scour ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Local residents scoured the area as they helped with the search.

From BBC

A local resident, startled by the sound of the explosion, called the police later that evening, but officers who scoured the area after dark didn’t discover damage to the tracks, Tusk said.

From The Wall Street Journal

To compile the list, MarketWatch reporters scoured their beats to find the people whose ideas are truly making an impact.

From MarketWatch

But mother and daughter arrived to find a long line of other early risers parked outside Starbucks by 5, so they scoured eight more locations.

From The Wall Street Journal

She’s scoured social media, podcasts and medical journals for answers.

From The Wall Street Journal