SCAVENGING Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word scavenging. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SCAVENGING
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| combing | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of drawing a comb through hair | ||||||
| foraging | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of searching for food and provisions | ||||||
| hunting | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport • the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone • the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts | ||||||
| looting | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • plundering during riots or in wartime | ||||||
| picking | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the quantity of a crop that is harvested • the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.) | ||||||
| plundering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • the act of stealing valuable things from a place adjective satellite • given to taking by force what is desired | ||||||
| raiding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding | ||||||
| ransacking | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) | ||||||
| searching | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation • having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect • exploring thoroughly | ||||||
| sifting | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of separating grain from chaff | ||||||
| skimming | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid • reading or glancing through quickly • failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it • the act of brushing against while passing | ||||||
| ferreting | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
verb • To hunt game with ferrets. • (by extension) To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out. noun • Hunting with ferrets. • Ferret (tape used to tie documents) | ||||||
| filching | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||
| gleaning | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • gather, as of natural products | ||||||
| mooching | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) verb • ask for and get free; be a parasite | ||||||
| pilfering | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||
| rummaging | verbv | |||||
noun • a jumble of things to be given away • a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) verb • search haphazardly | ||||||
| salvaging | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • property or goods saved from damage or destruction • the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction • the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire verb • save from ruin, destruction, or harm • collect discarded material | ||||||
| sharking | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales • a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest • a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways verb • play the shark; act with trickery • hunt shark | ||||||
| swiping | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a sweeping stroke or blow verb • strike with a swiping motion • make off with belongings of others | ||||||