About The Word Scavenging
Learn about the word Scavenging to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Scavenging definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Scavenging
| Scavenging Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Scavenging?
[adj] searching for and feeding on decaying matter; "scavenging hyenas and vultures"
[adj] searching for and salvaging anything useful from discarded material; "scavenging larvae" Synonyms | Synonyms for Scavenging: gluttonous | thrifty Related Terms | Find terms related to Scavenging: See Also | Scavenging In Webster's Dictionary \Scav"eng*ing\, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Scavenge}. Hence,
n. (Internal-combustion Engines)
Act or process of expelling the exhaust gases from the
cylinder by some special means, as, in many four-cycle
engines, by utilizing the momentum of the exhaust gases in a
long exhaust pipe.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Soft drink ‐ nonalcoholic beverage (usually…
- Perfectionism ‐ a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable;…
- Family berberidaceae ‐ shrubs or herbs
- Chrysolophus pictus ‐ brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and…
- Administrative unit ‐ a unit with administrative…
- Snaky ‐ resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges…
- Merit pay ‐ extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially…
- Get-at-able ‐ (informal) capable of being reached or attained; "a very getatable…
- Digitoxin ‐ digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure…
- Police commissioner ‐ a civil commissioner appointed to supervise the duties and discipline…