scourer
/ˈskaʊərə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈskaʊərə/
scourer
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final r is pronounced in US English
scou - rer -> scourer
Myanmar meaning
(n) ဆေးကြောသူ။ဝမ်းနှုတ်ဆေးအပြင်းစား။နိုင်လွန်-ဝါယာ-အမျှင်ပါသည့် အိုးခွက်တိုက်ပစ္စည်း။
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၁။ ~ sth (out) (အိုး၊ ဒယ် စသည်) တိုက် သည်။ scour the pots and pans ❍ a scouring pad ❍ scour out a saucepan.
၂။ (ရေ၊ မြစ် စသည်) တိုက်စားသည်။ crags deeply scoured by wind and rain ❍ The torrent scoured (out) a gully in the hillside.
❏ scourer /'skaƱǝrǝ(r)/ n
သံ၊ နိုင်လွန် သပွတ်အူဖတ်။
scour2 /'skaƱǝ(r)/ v ~ sth (for sb/ sth)
ပိုက်စိပ်တိုက်ရှာသည်။ လှန်လှောရှာသည်။ Police scoured the woods (looking)for the body. ❍ He spent hours scouring magazines for information.
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rub, clean, polish, abrade, beat, brush, buff, burnish, cleanse, comb, ferret out, find, flush, forage, furbish, go over with a fine-tooth comb, grub, hunt, inquire, leave no stone unturned, look for, look high and low, look up and down, mop, polish thoroughly, pumice, purge, rake, rake through, ransack, rout, rummage, sand, scrape, scraping, scrub, search, search thoroughly, seek, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down, wash, whiten
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