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scrub
Overview of noun scrub
The noun scrub has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. scrub, chaparral, bush -- (dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes)
2. scrub, scrubbing, scouring -- (the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water)
Overview of verb scrub
The verb scrub has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) scrub, scour -- (clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back")
2. (1) scrub, scrub up -- (wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation")
3. cancel, call off, scratch, scrub -- (postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill")
Overview of adj scrub
The adj scrub has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. scrub -- ((of domestic animals) not selectively bred)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scrub
2 senses of scrub
Sense 1
scrub, chaparral, bush
=> vegetation, flora, botany
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
scrub, scrubbing, scouring
=> cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
=> improvement
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun scrub
1 of 2 senses of scrub
Sense 2
scrub, scrubbing, scouring
=> swabbing, mopping
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scrub
2 senses of scrub
Sense 1
scrub, chaparral, bush
=> vegetation, flora, botany
Sense 2
scrub, scrubbing, scouring
=> cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
Antonyms of noun scrub
Member Holonyms of noun scrub
Substance Holonyms of noun scrub
Part Holonyms of noun scrub
Member Meronyms of noun scrub
Substance Meronyms of noun scrub
Part Meronyms of noun scrub
Meronyms of noun scrub
Holonyms of noun scrub
Attributes of noun scrub
Derived Forms of noun scrub
2 senses of scrub
Sense 1
scrub, chaparral, bush
RELATED TO>(adj) scrubby#1
=> scrabbly, scrubby
Sense 2
scrub, scrubbing, scouring
RELATED TO>(verb) scrub#2
=> scrub, scrub up
RELATED TO>(verb) scrub#1
=> scrub, scour
Domain of noun scrub
Domain Terms of noun scrub
Familiarity of noun scrub
scrub used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun scrub
2 senses of scrub
Sense 1
scrub, chaparral, bush
> vegetation, flora, botany
=> brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket
=> growth
=> scrub, chaparral, bush
=> stand
=> forest, wood, woods
=> shrubbery
=> garden
=> brier, brierpatch, brier patch
=> groundcover, ground cover
Sense 2
scrub, scrubbing, scouring
> cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
=> disinfestation
=> spring-cleaning
=> scrub, scrubbing, scouring
=> dry cleaning
=> sweeping
=> purge, purging
=> purification
=> sterilization, sterilisation
=> sanitation, sanitization, sanitisation
=> depilation, epilation
=> washup, bathing
=> housecleaning
Meronyms of noun scrub
2 senses of scrub
Holonyms of noun scrub
Grep of noun scrub
scrub
scrub-bird
scrub beefwood
scrub bird
scrub brush
scrub fowl
scrub nurse
scrub oak
scrub palmetto
scrub pine
scrub plane
scrub typhus
scrubber
scrubbiness
scrubbing
scrubbing brush
scrubbird
scrubland
scrubs
seaside scrub oak
Antonyms of verb scrub
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scrub
3 senses of scrub
Sense 1
scrub, scour
=> rub
=> guide, run, draw, pass
Sense 2
scrub, scrub up
=> wash, lave
=> cleanse, clean
=> groom, neaten
=> fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
cancel, call off, scratch, scrub
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scrub
1 of 3 senses of scrub
Sense 1
scrub, scour
=> holystone
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scrub
3 senses of scrub
Sense 1
scrub, scour
=> rub
Sense 2
scrub, scrub up
=> wash, lave
Sense 3
cancel, call off, scratch, scrub
'Cause To' of verb scrub
Derived Forms of verb scrub
2 of 3 senses of scrub
Sense 1
scrub, scour
RELATED TO>(noun) scrub#2
=> scrub, scrubbing, scouring
RELATED TO>(noun) scrubber#1
=> scrubber
RELATED TO>(noun) scrubber#2
=> scrub brush, scrubbing brush, scrubber
RELATED TO>(noun) scrubbing#1
=> scrub, scrubbing, scouring
Sense 2
scrub, scrub up
RELATED TO>(noun) scrub#2
=> scrub, scrubbing, scouring
Domain of verb scrub
Domain Terms of verb scrub
Familiarity of verb scrub
scrub used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb scrub
3 senses of scrub
Sense 1
scrub, scour
EX: The chefs scrub the vegetables
Sense 2
scrub, scrub up
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 3
cancel, call off, scratch, scrub
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb scrub
2 of 3 senses of scrub
Sense 1
scrub, scour
> rub
=> brush
=> pumice
=> gauge
=> puree, strain
=> rosin
=> sponge down, sponge off
=> worry
=> scrub, scour
=> scour, abrade
=> smear, blur, smudge, smutch
=> scrape, grate
=> wipe, pass over
=> grate
Sense 2
scrub, scrub up
> wash, lave
=> sponge down
=> scrub, scrub up
=> gargle, rinse
=> shampoo
=> hush
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb scrub
Sense 1
scrub, scour
=> rub
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Sense 2
scrub, scrub up
=> wash, lave
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Sense 3
cancel, call off, scratch, scrub
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Grep of verb scrub
scrub
scrub up
Antonyms of adj scrub
1 sense of scrub
Sense 1
scrub
INDIRECT (VIA unimproved) -> improved
Similarity of adj scrub
1 sense of scrub
Sense 1
scrub
=> unimproved (vs. improved)
Pertainyms of adj scrub
Attributes of adj scrub
Domain of adj scrub
Domain Terms of adj scrub
Familiarity of adj scrub
scrub used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj scrub
scrub
scrubbed
scrubby
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