/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of scours Find synonyms for: Noun1. scours, animal diseaseusage: diarrhea in livestockNoun1. scours, animal diseaseusage: a place that is scoured (especially by running water)Verb1. scour, search, seek, look forusage: examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive"2. scrub, scour, rubusage: clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"3. scour, abrade, rubusage: rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"4. flush, scour, purge, rinse, rinse offusage: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language