I couldn't scrub the stain out.
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Scrub
/skɹʌb/
Synonyms for "scrub" (299 found)
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Strong matches (90)
cleanseclimax forestcloud forestcommon mancut it outdendrologydesistdetritiondiscontinuedo away withdouchedouchingdressingdropdrop itdummyelutionelutriationendenema
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eraseerasureerodeerosionfigureheadfilefilingflushflush outflushingflushing outforestforest landforest preserveforestryfrayfrazzlefretfrettingfringing forestgallgallery forestgallinggarglegive overgive upgnawgnaw awaygrategrazegrazinggreenwoodgrindgrindinghalthangerhave done withholdholystoneindex forestinferiorinsignificancyirrigateirrigationjackstrawjunglejunglesknock it offlatherlatheringlaunderlavabolavagelavationlavelavinglay offleave offlightweightlimationlittle fellowlittle guyman in the street
Related words (149)
man of strawmediocritymopmop upmoppingmopping upnational forestnebbishnobody one knowsnonentitynothingobscuritypalmetto barrensparkpark forestpine barrenspip squeakpip-squeakpolishpolishing
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poor relationprimeval forestprotection forestpunkquitrain forestraspraspingrazereforestationrefrainrelinquishrenouncerinserinse outrinsingritually immerserubrub awayrub offrub outrubbing awayruntsandblastingsandingscourscouringscrapescrapingscratchscratchingscrub upscrubbingscrubbing upscrublandscrubwoodscuffsecondaryselection forestshampooshiningshowershrimpshrubshrubberyshrublandshrubwoodsilvicultureskinsluicesluice outsmall frysmall potatosmall potatoessmoothingsoapsoapingspongespongingsprout forestsquirtsquitstand of timberstate foreststaystopsubalternsubordinateswabswabbingsyringeterminatetimbertimberlandtoiveltree veldtubunderlingunderstrappervirgin forestwashwash outwash upwashingwashing upwashoutwashupwearwear awaywearing awaywhiffetwhippersnapperwildwoodwiping upwoodwoodlandwoods
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33 entriesShowing 16 of 33 words.
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17 entriesanonymizationbenchwarmerbrushchaparraldeep scrubdeidentificationfloor scrubgarriguehand scrublaunch scrubmaquismission scrubnonperformerschedule scrubscouring padsurface scrub
Showing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
9 entriesdata scrubdeep scrubfloor scrubhand scrubscrub brushscrub padscrub vegetationsurface scrubsurgical scrub
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
9 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
27 total sentences available.
As a punishment, the disgraced Greenpeace volunteer had to scrub oil from an otter's fur with his own toothbrush.
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Tom asked Mary to scrub the toilet.
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Where did you scrub them?
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Showing 4 of 27 available sentences.