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Main Entry:	scrub [skruhb] Show IPA/skrʌb/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	clean with force
Synonyms:	abrade, brush, buff, cleanse, mop, polish, rub, scour, wash
Antonyms:	dirty

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Main Entry:	abolish
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	do away with or put an end to
Synonyms:	abate, abrogate, annihilate, annul, call off, cancel, destroy, disestablish, dissolve, end, eradicate, erase, expunge, extinguish, extirpate, finish, inhibit, invalidate, kill, negate, nix, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, overturn, prohibit, put an end to, put kibosh on, put the kibosh on, quash, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, scrub, set aside, squelch, stamp out, subvert, supersede, suppress, terminate, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, wipe out, zap
Antonyms:	confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, legalize, promote, ratify, support, uphold

Main Entry:	abort
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	stop or cancel something
Synonyms:	arrest, break off, call it quits, call off, check, cut off, drop, end, fail, halt, interrupt, knock it off, lay off, nullify, scrap, scratch, scrub, terminate
Antonyms:	continue, keep

Example Sentences

Small dunes rose behind them, backed by the twisted pines and scrub oak of the island's tiny maritime forest.

She also was able to scrub in to observe medical procedures.

Sometimes they shift into forms of ostriches and run out over the desert scrub.

Small dunes rose behind them, backed by the twisted pines and scrub oak of the island's tiny maritime forest.

She also was able to scrub in to observe medical procedures.

Sometimes they shift into forms of ostriches and run out over the desert scrub.

Add a small amount of the soft scrub mixture to a microfiber cleaning cloth and scrub sinks, tile and bathroom fixtures.

We headed out in a truck along narrow red dirt trails through thick scrub.

Scrub jays dart from oak to oak, and an ephemeral waterfall traces.

Aimed at the developing world, the bike can suck up, scrub clean and then.

If one scrub jay notices another one watching it hide food, it tends to dig up the cache later and hide it somewhere else.

Oh, that's ok because he/she really looks good in the seersucker scrub suit.

Over the years, several states have tried to scrub their maps clean of such shenanigans.

Use a scrub made entirely with organic oatmeal or sugar or one made with equal portions of these main ingredients.

Mechanism by which microbes scrub radioactive contamination revealed.

Wash the mussels well and scrub the shells with a brush.

Give them a quick scrub under running water, then cook.

Vendors say they re-sell the data for research purposes and scrub it of identifying information first to protect patient privacy.

Others throw rugs over offensive areas or take to their knees and try to scrub it clean.

Scrub these from the core and offerings would no doubt shrink further.

To get more people to learn from their mistakes companies need to scrub the hindsight bias out of their post hoc communications.

Sterilize or scrub pasta sauce jars with hot soapy water before reusing them.

Some hospitals encourage handwashing by posting signs that tell docs a simple scrub will prevent them from getting sick.

We drive behind along the trail, occasionally glimpsing the impalas and the wild dogs through the scrub.

If water is not available at the picnic site, bring enough to scrub clams and mussels.

Here it's used as a gentle abrasive to scrub food and plaque stains from the teeth.

But they are worth the effort that is required to soak, scrub and boil them.

More wire is rolled out, more poison set down, scrub and trees burned and water sources appropriated.

Let it sit for a few minutes, then scrub until the stain comes clean.

Smoking reduces the lungs' ability to scrub the blood of carbon dioxide and provide it with oxygen.

Dry scrub becomes chestnut trees which eventually become pines.

Scrub bricks with burlap to eliminate any mortar stains.

Scrub the surface with a stiff bristle brush and rinse.

The locusts confine their depredations to the scrub oaks.

Moist places, such as streamsides, in more or less open forest or in coastal scrub.

There is no known process to scrub the greenhouse gases in a coal-based energy plant.

If you're reusing old containers, scrub them out, and soak them for half an hour in a.

While you can pause and scrub forward and back on programming, you are a captive audience to the ads.

If tiny new potatoes are not available, use large ones, scrub and cut into eighths.

Sprinkle the toilet bowl with baking soda, then add white vinegar and scrub it with a brush.

There it will stay hidden in the scrub to serve as a radio repeater for the signal from the tiny bug left inside.

She's since tried to wash, scrub and even freeze her pants in order to remove the stubborn substance.

The circulating nurse can move about the room, but the scrub nurse does not move from the surgeon's shoulder.

But on occasion rescue teams arrive on scene in time to scrub the birds' feathers clean and prevent calamity.

But without extensive irrigation the plants will die and both farming and natural ecosystems will be replaced by scrub and desert.

Scrub jays appear to be able to remember particular events, and woodpecker finches are known for using tools to obtain food.

De-beard the mussels, scrub the shells and rinse them throughly in cold running water.

The hurricane flung the couple into the tops of the scrub oak trees that give the island its name.

Burn more coal and scrub less sulfer dioxide out of the flue gas.

Artwork displays on the phone's screen, you can scrub tracks and video and browse all your playlists.

Marsh chose the scrub and landed the plane with minor damage.

The exposed land is crisscrossed by long stone walls divvying the rock and thorn scrub into neat geographic parcels.

Down in the scrub brushes and the brambles rose a column of pink smoke.

Normally, the forest floor is cleared by fire every few years, and the palmetto scrub layer stays small.

The last brown scrub oak leaves curling closed toward winter.

Then we'd use braking mode to scrub off speed without hitting the brake pedal.

Scrub stubborn spots with a bristle brush that has been dipped in the same solution.

Scrub any fabric parts or accessories gently with the homemade brush, rinsing and wringing out as needed.

If the target is too close to one of these, ground commanders will scrub the mission.

When at last, under a shower of torrential rain, they are able to scrub themselves and to scrub one another.

Once the water cools, plunge the silver pieces into warm, soapy water and scrub with a clean cloth.

Since it's environmentally friendly, you won't have to scrub down the planet after you're done.

Douglas was intrigued by the transformation but anxious to scrub it all off:.

Laboratory studies show that western scrub jays can know another bird's intentions and act on that knowledge.

Other threats that are directly toxic to the roots are bleach water from the scrub bucket or waste from changing a car's oil.

Scrub grime from stubborn areas with a bristle brush dipped in the same solution.

Main Entry:	abrogate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	formally put an end to
Synonyms:	abate, abolish, annul, cancel, dissolve, do in, end, finish off, invalidate, knock out, negate, nix, nullify, quash, reject, renege, repeal, retract, revoke, scrub, torpedo, undo, vacate, vitiate, void
Antonyms:	approve, establish, fix, institute, legalize, ratify, sanction, support

Main Entry:	annul
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	void an agreement
Synonyms:	abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, blot out, call off, cancel, countermand, declare, delete, discharge, dissolve, efface, erase, expunge, get off the hook, invalidate, kill, negate, neutralize, nix, nullify, obliterate, quash, recall, render null and void, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, scrub, undo, vacate, vitiate, wipe out
Antonyms:	keep, restore, retain, revalidate, validate

Main Entry:	arrest
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	stop or slow
Synonyms:	block, can, check, delay, drop, end, freeze, halt, hinder, hold, inhibit, interrupt, knock off, obstruct, prevent, restrain, restrict, retard, scrub, shut down, stall, stay, suppress
Antonyms:	activate, encourage, let go, release

Main Entry:	bathe
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	wash with water and, usually, soap
Synonyms:	bath, clean, cleanse, dip, douse, dunk, flood, hose, imbathe, imbue, immerse, moisten, rinse, scour, scrub, shower, soak, soap, sponge, steep, submerge, suffuse, tub, water, wet
Notes:	bath (noun) is the act of soaking or cleansing the body while bathe (verb) is to take a bath
Antonyms:	dirty

Main Entry:	brush
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	scrappy bushes
Synonyms:	boscage, bracken, brushwood, chaparral, coppice, copse, cover, dingle, fern, gorse, grove, hedge, scrub, sedge, shrubbery, spinney, thicket, undergrowth, underwood

Main Entry:	bush
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	shrubs; woodland
Synonyms:	backcountry, backwoods, boscage, bramble, briar, brush, chaparral, creeper, forest, hedge, hinterland, jungle, outback, plant, scrub, scrubland, shrubbery, the wild, thicket, vine, wilderness

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