Word Meaning

scrubs definition and meaning

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.
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.
n. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
n. Something small and mean.
n. A worn-out brush.
n. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc.
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.
a. Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

Crossword clues for scrubs

- Abrasive face cleanser
- Call off Bush
- Clean
- Curbs around stunted vegetation
- Declare void
- Rub hard
- Rub vigorously
- Scour
- Stunted bushland
- Vigorously cleanse
- Wash thoroughly
- Dress in ceremonial garments
- Hygienic surgical garb
- Rubs Hard
- Thoroughly cleans theatre gowns