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The campers scavenge for dry sticks to start a small fire pit.
What does Scavenge mean?
to search for useful things.
Dictionary definition
To search through an area for useful things, especially things that have been left behind.
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Some birds scavenge for food along the shoreline.
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In the survival story, the characters had to scavenge carefully for supplies after the storm.
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What does scavenge mean?
Scavenge means to look around for useful things, often things left behind.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to scavenge?
Forage is close in meaning to scavenge.
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Which word is in the same word family as scavenge?
Scavenger is related to scavenge and names someone or something that scavenges.
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MeaningScavenge means to search for useful things.
ExampleExample: The campers scavenge for dry sticks to start a small fire pit.
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- skav · enj
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- enj
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Scavenge word family
Base word
scavenge
verb
scavenges
Searches for useful things now or often.
verb
scavenged
Searched for useful things in the past.
verb
scavenging
Searching for useful things now.
noun
scavenger
A person or animal that scavenges.
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