SCRUBBING Synonyms

• the act of brushing your teeth

• the act of brushing your hair

• the act of making something clean

• cleaning with a mop

• the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

• the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

• garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

• fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air

• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

• free microscopic particles of solid material

• remove the dust from

• rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape

• cover with a light dusting of a substance

• distribute loosely

• the act of rubbing or wiping

• rub with a circular motion

• the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

• try to get or reach

• try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

• make an effort or attempt

• go to or towards

• inquire for

• 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)

• a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

• a large wilderness area

• United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974)

• dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

• vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)

• hair growing in the pubic area

• not of the highest quality or sophistication

• provide with a bushing

• a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• make up for

• declare null and void; make ineffective

• remove or make invisible

• make invalid for use

• dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

• a place that is scoured (especially by running water)

• examine minutely

• clean with hard rubbing

• rub hard or scrub

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• informal terms for money

• a competitor who has withdrawn from competition

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• dry mash for poultry

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• poor handwriting

• (golf) a handicap of zero strokes

• an indication of damage

• cause friction

• cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

• scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• gather (money or other resources) together over time

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

• wash thoroughly