Scout synonyms
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Part of speech:
An implement or a tool used for exploring; a probe.
A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from a main force to guard against surprise attacks.
A detachment of troops sent ahead of a main force to reconnoiter and provide protection.
A substance that precedes and is the source of another substance
reconnoiterer
One who gathers information
young adventurer
*A Girl Scout
bluebird
Any of several North American songbirds of the genus Sialia, having blue plumage and usually a rust-colored breast in the male.
Campfire Girl
*A Girl Scout
An exploring or being explored
An inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information.
To ignore or disregard (a rule or convention, for example) in an open or defiant way:
To watch or be present without participating actively:
recce
1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.35:
To conduct a statistical survey on:
target (antonym)
An objective; goal
overlook (antonym)
To ignore deliberately or indulgently; disregard:
ignore (antonym)
To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider
To research or make inquiries into something:
To find out, as by careful study or investigation; unearth
To ask questions about (something); investigate or analyze:
(Idiomatic) to investigate, explore, or consider
To probe is to explore or investigate something.
To laugh at, speak of, or write about dismissively or contemptuously.
To jeer or taunt; scoff (at)
look down on (or upon)
poke fun at
laughter (related)
To make fun or make fun of
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
(Uncountable) Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.
A person or thing that spots
(Military) Soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance. It can also refer to any unit (for example, an aircraft or ship) performing a similar function.
One of a group of paratroopers who land ahead of a main force in order to mark the drop zone.
A person whose work is seeking out persons of superior ability in a certain field, as in the theater
reconnoitre
(Intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.
The definition of a pioneer is the first person or people to do something, such as explore new territory, test a theory or create a product.
(Intransitive) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
To make a preliminary examination of (an area or a group, for example), usually by moving around and observing, in order to gather information, especially for military purposes:
To watch or observe closely and secretly, usually with unfriendly purpose
(Intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically.
(Intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.
To view with contempt; despise.
To look down on with contempt and scorn
To consider or reject (doing something) as beneath one's dignity:
To expose to ridicule; make fun of.
To say in a derisive manner:
respect (related)
To have respect for.
One who keeps watch.
(Nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
The definition of a guide is someone or something that instructs others or shows others the way.
Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
To be playful in speech and actions; joke
Laugh is defined as to express amusement with vocal sounds and facial movements.
To imitate in fun or derision:
To quiz is defined as to test knowledge.
have no use for
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