scour

As nouns the difference between scour and rubstone

is that scour is the removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water while rubstone is a stone for scouring or rubbing; a whetstone.

As a verb scour

is to clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing it vigorously.

As nouns the difference between scour and scourage

is that scour is the removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water while scourage is refuse water after scouring.

As a verb scour

is to clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing it vigorously.

As nouns the difference between scour and outscouring

is that scour is the removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water while outscouring is that which is scoured out or washed out.

As a verb scour

is to clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing it vigorously.

As a verb scour

is to clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing it vigorously.

As a noun scour

is the removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.

As an adjective scourable is

capable of being scoured.