Need another word that means the same as “scavenge”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “scavenge” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Scavenge” are: salvage, clean, rummage, search, hunt, look, forage, root about, root around, scratch about, scratch around
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “scavenge” as a verb can have the following definitions:
clean | Remove while making clean. Clean up before you see your grandparents. |
forage | Supply with food. The animals forage in the woods. |
hunt | Use a hound or a horse for hunting. They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood. |
look | Look forward to the probable occurrence of. My backyard look onto the pond. |
root about | Plant by the roots. |
root around | Dig with the snout. |
rummage | (of a customs officer) make a thorough search of (a vessel. He rummaged the drawer for his false teeth. |
salvage | Apprehend and execute (a suspected criminal) without trial. Those who are salvaged simply disappear from their homes or workplaces. |
scratch about | Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface. |
scratch around | Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line. |
search | Search or seek. We searched the whole house for the missing keys. |
bin | Store in bins. She was a bit weird so I binned her off. |
debris | Loose natural material consisting especially of broken pieces of rock. Leaves and garden debris. |
detritus | Loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks. The streets were foul with detritus. |
dregs | The most worthless part or parts of something. The dregs of society. |
dumping | Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market. |
dust | An act of dusting. The soul that dwells within your dust. |
garbage | Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen. A store full of overpriced garbage. |
impurity | The state or quality of being impure. A struggle to rid the soul of sin and impurity. |
incinerator | A furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse. |
junk | Junk bonds. We need to clear out our junk room. |
leaving | The act of departing. |
leftover | A small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists. Everyone wanted seconds so there were no leftovers. |
litter | Give birth to a litter of animals. Cigar butts littered the ground. |
refuse | Refuse entrance or membership. The car refused to start. |
remainder | Sell cheaply as remainders. The remainder of the year. |
remaining | Not yet used, dealt with, or resolved; outstanding. They advertised for any remaining creditors to come forward. |
remains | The parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed. Roman remains. |
remnant | Remaining. A remnant of the past. |
residual | (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing. The eroded residuals of reefs built in relation to earlier higher sea levels. |
residue | A small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used. The residue of the country s colonial past. |
riffraff | Disparaging terms for the common people. |
rubble | The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. The tower is built of stone rubble faced with ashlar. |
survivor | A person who copes well with difficulties in their life. He left his farm to his survivors. |
trash | Strip (sugar canes) of their outer leaves to ripen them faster. She almost trashed the email window. |
unclaimed | Not claimed or called for by an owner or assignee. Unclaimed benefits. |
valueless | Of no value. Cherished but valueless heirlooms. |
vestigial | Forming a very small remnant of something that was once greater or more noticeable. The vestigial wings of kiwis are entirely hidden. |
waste | Run off as waste. The water wastes back into the ocean. |
wreckage | The remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed. Firemen had to cut him free from the wreckage of the car. |
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