scavenge

scavenge is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cleanse, as streets, from filth. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To cleanse, as streets, from filth.
2. verb. remove unwanted substances from

   Synonyms: clean

3. verb. feed on carrion or refuse

   "hyenas scavenge"

4. verb. collect discarded or refused material

   "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"

   Synonyms: salvage

5. verb. clean refuse from

   "Scavenge a street"

Synonyms

clean, salvage

Common word forms

scavenged, scavenger, scavenges, scavenging

Words from these letters

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