scavenged
past simple and past participle ofscavenge
scavenge
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/us/ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/tolookfor or getfoodor otherobjectsin other people'srubbish:
Thefloodhasleftpeopleandanimalsdesperatelyscavengingforfood.
Wemanagedto scavenge a lot offurniturefromthedump.
If awildanimalscavenges, itfeedson thefleshofdeaddecayinganimals.
Searching
- -seeking
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- body search
- bounty hunter
- divine
- keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
- leave no stone unturnedidiom
- manhunt
- mudlark
- mudlarking
- nose
- scout
- scratch
- seeksomeone/somethingout
- seeker
- shake
- shakesomeonedown
- shakedown
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Detection ofscavengedmaterial in the guts of predators using monoclonal antibodies: a significant source of error in measurement of predation?
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Perhaps the paint had beenscavengedfrom a tribal construction project, and a few brushfuls were all that remained in the can.
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Many relevant articles and case discussions can be found in journals orscavengedfrom textbooks.
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Some dead animals may bescavengedbut the abundance of food would leave many bodies untouched.
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Inmatesscavengedwhatever they could get, and the new supplies were often too rich.
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Our tips used to bescavengedby totters, who did quite a bit of constructive recycling.
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They told us that theyscavengedamong potato peelings and such like in order to keep alive.
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Of these, about 12 percent of carcasses werescavengedby other predators such as ravens or coyotes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Following its closer, security was maintained until the middle of the 1980s, when it was abandoned,scavengedby locals and left in ruins.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The particles rose to a maximum of 20,000 ft, but werescavengedfrom the atmosphere relatively quickly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Following desegregation many of the former schools werescavengedfor building materials, converted to other uses, or demolished by neglect.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Story collectibles, including notes, maps, and comics, can bescavengedand viewed in the backpack menu.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.New lumber and woodscavengedfrom buildings and railroad ties can be used to build stringer bridges.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To improve the interior, shescavengedwallpaper, sometimes using different patterns on different walls of the same room.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This ensures that any available monomer can be easilyscavengedby active chains.
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