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13 words match “SCRUB”

SCRUB v. 8 definitions
sh, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate.
SCRUBBED a.
Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
SCRUBBER n. 2 definitions
One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush used in scrubbing.
SCRUBBOARD n.
A baseboard; a mopboard.
SCRUBBY a.
Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth; as, a scrubby cur. "Dense, scrubby woods." Duke of Argull.
SCRUBSTONE n.
A species of calciferous sandstone. [Prov. Eng.]
BASEBOARD n.
m a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard.
BITO; BITO TREE n.
A small scrubby tree (Balanites Ægyptiaca) growing in dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.
HOG n. 2 definitions
A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water. Totten.
HOLLY n.
The holm oak. See 1st Holm. Holly-leaved oak (Bot.), the black scrub oak. See Scrub oak. -- Holly rose (Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow flowers (Turnera ulmifolia). -- Sea holly (Bot.), a species of Eryngium. See Eryngium.
HOLYSTONE n. 2 definitions
A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships. Totten.
HOUSEWORK n.
The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like.
WASH v.
g or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, . . . he to…