Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scrubs
1 sense of scrubs
Sense 1
gown, surgical gown, scrubs -- (protective garment worn by surgeons during operations)
=> garment -- (an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scrub
2 senses of scrub
Sense 1
scrub, chaparral, bush -- (dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes)
=> vegetation, flora, botany -- (all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China")
Sense 2
scrub, scrubbing, scouring -- (the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water)
=> cleaning, cleansing, cleanup -- (the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scrub
3 senses of scrub
Sense 1
scrub, scour -- (clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back")
=> rub -- (move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin")
Sense 2
scrub, scrub up -- (wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation")
=> wash, lave -- (cleanse (one's body) with soap and water)
Sense 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")