scrub
English Thesaurus
1. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water (noun.act)
2. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | botany, flora, vegetation, |
| definition | : | all the plant life in a particular region or period (noun.group) |
3. wash thoroughly (verb.body)
4. clean with hard rubbing (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | rub, |
| definition | : | move over something with pressure (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | holystone, |
| definition | : | scrub with a holystone (verb.contact) |
5. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled (verb.social)
| entail | : | schedule, |
| definition | : | make a schedule; plan the time and place for events (verb.communication) |
6. (of domestic animals) not selectively bred (adj.all)
| similar | : | unimproved, |
| definition | : | not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing (adj.all) |
7. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water (noun.act)
8. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes (noun.group)
| derivation | : | bushy, |
| definition | : | resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading (adj.all) |
9. wash thoroughly (verb.body)
10. clean with hard rubbing (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | scrub brush, scrubber, scrubbing brush, |
| definition | : | a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | scour, |
| definition | : | a place that is scoured (especially by running water) (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | scourer, |
| definition | : | someone who cleanses by scouring (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | scrubber, |
| definition | : | a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck) (noun.person) |
11. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled (verb.social)
| derivation | : | cancellation, |
| definition | : | the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement (noun.act) |
12. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water (noun.act)
13. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes (noun.group)
| derivation | : | bushy, |
| definition | : | resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading (adj.all) |
14. wash thoroughly (verb.body)
15. clean with hard rubbing (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | scrub brush, scrubber, scrubbing brush, |
| definition | : | a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | scour, |
| definition | : | a place that is scoured (especially by running water) (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | scourer, |
| definition | : | someone who cleanses by scouring (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | scrubber, |
| definition | : | a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck) (noun.person) |
16. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled (verb.social)
| derivation | : | cancellation, |
| definition | : | the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement (noun.act) |
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