CLEANING CLOTH Synonyms

• a cloth for washing dishes

• a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

• a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles

• a piece of cloth used for dusting

• a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter

• a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory

• a small piece of cloth

• a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

• music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

• newspaper with half-size pages

• a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

• treat cruelly

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• play in ragtime

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• censure severely or angrily

• break into lumps before sorting

• a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

• someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily

• a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

• primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies

• wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten

• ask for and get free; be a parasite

• erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard

• soak up with a sponge

• gather sponges, in the ocean

• a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

• wipe with a towel

• bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body

• the act of rubbing or wiping

• rub with a circular motion

• a piece of cloth used in industrial environment for cleaning grease, oil, etc.