scout
/ˈskaʊ̯t/noun, verb1 syllable
Scout means: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event.
Synonyms for scout14
noun, as in a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
noun, as in someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
noun, as in someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)
verb, as in explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
What does scout mean?5
noun
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)
a member of the Scouting movement
verb
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with scout?18
two syllables
Scout in a sentence
- They advanced rapidly and noiselessly, with the confidence and dexterity of practised scouts.Hybrid
- The captain decided to send out a scout.sharptoothed
- Adriano's star potential caught the attention of a talent scout.Amastan
- Igor decided to scout the perimeter a little.Amastan
- The boy scouts went from door to door selling what they had made.CK
- Scouts can start a fire using only flint and steel.Hybrid
- The scouts doubt that the tracks belong to a bear.AlanF_US
- Yanni earned many merit badges when he was in the scouts.Amastan
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Forms of scout
as a noun
- plural
- scouts
as a verb
- past tense
- scouted
- present participle
- scouting
- third-person singular
- scouts
- past participle
- scouted