Definition of scour

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Scour (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast..

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Briefness :: Briefness (n.) The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse or writing.
Discountenance :: Discountenance (n.) Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.
Elaborate :: Elaborate (a.) Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research..
Treat :: Treat (v. i.) To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussion; -- usually with of; as, Cicero treats of old age and of duties..
Tract :: Tract (n.) A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion..
Crystallography :: Crystallography (n.) A discourse or treatise on crystallization.
Prolix :: Prolix (a.) Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; -- applied to a speaker or writer.
Sermoning :: Sermoning (n.) The act of discoursing; discourse; instruction; preaching.
Dolorous :: Dolorous (a.) Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses..
Preach :: Preach (v.) A religious discourse.
Converse :: Converse (n.) Familiar discourse; free interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat.
Confer :: Confer (v. i.) To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate.
Discursion :: Discursion (n.) The act of discoursing or reasoning; range, as from thought to thought..
Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer..
Speak :: Speak (v. i.) To discourse; to make mention; to tell.
Historiology :: Historiology (n.) A discourse on history.
Scourge :: Scourge (n.) To harass or afflict severely.
Cohere :: Cohere (a.) To be united or connected together in subordination to one purpose; to follow naturally and logically, as the parts of a discourse, or as arguments in a train of reasoning; to be logically consistent..
Discoure :: Discoure (v. t.) To discover.
Style :: Style (v. t.) Mode of expressing thought in language, whether oral or written; especially, such use of language in the expression of thought as exhibits the spirit and faculty of an artist; choice or arrangement of words in discourse; rhetorical expression..
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