Word of the Day:
scavenge
What It Means
To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.
To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities.
To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle.
We scavenged a couple of old beer cans for our art project.
Did You Know?
Back-formation from scavenger. Compare messenger and passenger.
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