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  • 21scour — scour1 /skoweur, skow euhr/, v.t. 1. to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material: to scour pots and pans. 2. to remove (dirt, grease, etc.) from something by hard rubbing: to… …

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  • 22Charles Todd (New Zealand) — Charles Todd Personal details Born 28 May 1868(1868 05 28) Peebles  United Kingdom Died 21 August 1942(1942 08 2 …

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  • 23abrasive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. & n. adj. rough, frictional; unpleasant. n. grinder; sandpaper, corundum, etc. See discourtesy, friction. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Causing abrasion] Syn. grinding, sharpening, cutting, abrading,… …

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  • 24utensil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. implement, instrument; vessel, container. See instrumentality, receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An implement; especially for the kitchen ] Syn. equipment, tool, appliance, convenience, ware(s); see… …

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  • 25scour — scour1 verb 1》 clean or brighten by vigorous rubbing, typically with an abrasive or detergent.     ↘remove (dirt or unwanted matter) by rubbing in such a way. 2》 (of running water) erode (a channel or pool). 3》 (of livestock) suffer from… …

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  • 26physic — I. n. 1. Medicine, medical art, science of medicine, art of healing. 2. Drug, medicine, remedy, medicament. 3. Cathartic, purge, purgative, drench, drastic, scourer. II. v. a. 1. Purge, drench, scour. 2. Cure, heal, treat with remedies …

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  • 27purgative — I. a. Cathartic, abstergent, abstersive, cleansing, purifying, evacuant, detersive, detergent. II. n. (Med.) Purge, physic, cathartic, scourer, purgative medicine …

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  • 28scouring pad — noun (C) a scourer …

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  • 29cleanser — n 1. detergent, soap powder or flakes, abluent, abstergent, solvent, soap, shampoo, scouring powder; purifier, disinfectant, antiseptic; purgative, cathartic. 2. washer, dishwasher, washing machine; cleaner, launderer, laundryman, washerman,… …

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  • 30scouring pad — UK [ˈskaʊərɪŋ ˌpæd] / US [ˈskaʊrɪŋ ˌpæd] noun [countable] Word forms scouring pad : singular scouring pad plural scouring pads a scourer …

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