scavenge

Verb

Meaning

To cleanse, as streets, from filth.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

clean salvage scrabble snoop range ferret salve rummage slink look search exhaust hunt raid cleaning
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Antonyms

sully bolt dart career cram charge
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Hypernyms

garner take give remove feed clean

Related terms

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Phrases with the word

scavenge for

Examples

She scavenged the garbage cans for food Source: Internet

hyenas scavenge Source: Internet

Scavenge a street Source: Internet

Controls are inevitably a little awkward until you get used to them, but this is a tense shooter that will suck you right in. There are loads of different weapons and pieces of gear littered around to scavenge, not to mention vehicles you can commandeer. Source: Internet

His first setup was on a deer carcass and he was “astounded’’ at how many critters showed up to scavenge — including fisher, coyote, barred owl, mink and fox. Source: Internet

However, certain wasp species such as pollen wasps have similar behaviours, and a few species of bee scavenge from carcases to feed their offspring. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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