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单词 offscouring
释义

offscouring

noun

off·​scour·​ing ˈȯf-ˌskau̇(-ə)r-iŋ How to pronounce offscouring (audio)
1
: someone rejected by society : outcast
2
: something that is scoured off : refuse

Synonyms

  • chaff
  • deadwood
  • debris
  • dreck
  • drek
  • dross
  • dust
  • effluvium
  • effluvia
  • garbage
  • junk
  • litter
  • offal
  • raffle
  • refuse
  • riffraff
  • rubbish
  • scrap
  • spilth
  • trash
  • truck
  • waste
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Example Sentences

the foundry's offscouring was the neighborhood's eyesore the hills are controlled by bandits and other unsavory offscourings who have taken up a life outside the law
Recent Examples on the Web The first-century audience to whom Jesus was teaching was comprised mainly of peasants, tradesmen, farmers, shepherds, the unemployed and the offscouring of society. Loren A. Yadon, idahostatesman, 8 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1

offscouring

noun

1
as in garbage
discarded or useless material the foundry's offscouring was the neighborhood's eyesore

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • garbage
  • debris
  • dust
  • trash
  • rubbish
  • junk
  • sewage
  • dross
  • rubble
  • refuse
  • offal
  • litter
  • truck
  • chaff
  • dreck
  • waste
  • riffraff
  • spilth
  • drek
  • effluvium
  • deadwood
  • effluvia
  • wash
  • scrap
  • detritus
  • ruins
  • wreckage
  • swill
  • lumber
  • trumpery
  • raffle
  • crud
  • scrap heap
  • remains
  • flotsam
  • discard
  • reject
  • dump
  • slop
  • jetsam
  • straw
  • nothing
  • cull
  • castoff
  • two bits
  • odds and ends
  • throwaway
  • hand-me-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • treasure
  • pearl
  • prize
  • jewel
  • treasure trove
  • gem
  • plum
  • goody
  • valuable
  • catch
  • booty
  • find
  • goodie
  • trove
  • salvage
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2
as in outcast
one who is cast out or rejected by society the hills are controlled by bandits and other unsavory offscourings who have taken up a life outside the law

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • outcast
  • leper
  • reject
  • pariah
  • castaway
  • outsider
  • exile
  • castoff
  • untouchable
  • deportee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • insider
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