Definition of scrub

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of scrub is as below...

Scrub (n.) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.

Lern More About Scrub

Scrubboard :: Scrubboard (n.) A baseboard; a mopboard.
Holystone :: Holystone (v. t.) To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel..
Scrubber :: Scrubber (n.) A gas washer. See under Gas.
Scrubber :: Scrubber (n.) One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush used in scrubbing..
Scrub :: Scrub (n.) Something small and mean.
Hog :: Hog (v. t.) To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom..
Scrub :: Scrub (n.) A worn-out brush.
Scrub :: Scrub (v. t.) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate..
Holystone :: Holystone (n.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.
Scrub :: Scrub (a.) Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
Scrubbed :: Scrubbed (a.) Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
Scrub :: Scrub (n.) One of the common live stock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when inferior in size, etc..
Scrubstone :: Scrubstone (n.) A species of calciferous sandstone.
Scrubbed :: Scrubbed (imp. & p. p.) of Scru.
Scrub :: Scrub (n.) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc..
Hog :: Hog (n.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water..
Scrub :: Scrub (n.) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
Baseboard :: Baseboard (n.) A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard..
Scrub :: Scrub (v. i.) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living..
Wash :: Wash (v. t.) To cleanse by ablution, or dipping 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..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us