Scoured vs Orderly - What's the difference?
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(scour)
To clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing it vigorously.
To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off.
* Shakespeare
To search an area thoroughly.
(ambitransitive) To move swiftly over; to brush along.
* Alexander Pope
* Dryden
(veterinary medicine) Of livestock, to suffer from diarrhea.
(veterinary medicine) To purge.
(obsolete) To cleanse.
* Francis Bacon
The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
Neat and tidy; possessing order.
Methodical or systematic.
Peaceful; well-behaved.
Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.
* Sir Walter Scott
A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.
A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) In order; in a particular order or succession; with a suitable arrangement.
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* 1624 , , Generall Historie , in Kupperman 1988, p.149:
Scoured is a related term of orderly.
As a verb scoured
is (scour).As an adjective orderly is
neat and tidy; possessing order.As a noun orderly is
a hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.As an adverb orderly is
.scoured
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
* *scour
English
Alternative forms
* scower (obsolete)Verb
(en verb)- He scoured the burner pans to remove the burnt spills.
- He scoured the burnt food from the pan.
- [I will] stain my favors in a bloody mask, / Which, washed away, shall scour my shame with it.
- They scoured the scene of the crime for clues.
- when swift Camilla scours the plain
- So four fierce coursers, starting to the race, / Scour through the plain, and lengthen every pace.
- If a lamb is scouring , do not delay treatment.
- to scour a horse
- Warm water is softer than cold, for it scoureth better.
Derived terms
* scourerNoun
(-)- Bridge scour may scoop out scour holes and compromise the integrity of the bridge.
orderly
English
(wikipedia orderly)Alternative forms
* ordrely (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.
- We live in an orderly universe, where rules govern both the movements of planets and the binding of molecules.
- An orderly gathering of citizens stood on the corner awaiting the bus.
- aids-de-camp and orderly men
Derived terms
* orderlinessNoun
(orderlies)Adverb
(en adverb)- You are blunt; go to it orderly .
- Thus orderly marshaled, they take their course and swim whither their journey tends, as broad and wide behind as before.
- And in the Tombe which is an arch made of mats, they lay them orderly .