Associations to the word «Scavenge»

Wiktionary

SCAVENGE, verb. (transitive) to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material
SCAVENGE, verb. (transitive) to remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities
SCAVENGE, verb. (transitive) to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle
SCAVENGE, verb. (intransitive) to feed on carrion or refuse

Dictionary definition

SCAVENGE, verb. Clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street".
SCAVENGE, verb. Collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food".
SCAVENGE, verb. Feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge".
SCAVENGE, verb. Remove unwanted substances from.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.