SkyfireDict

scrubs   (TTS Sound)

The noun scrubs has 1 sense

• gown, surgical gown, scrubs -- (protective garment worn by surgeons during operations)

The noun scrub has 2 senses

• scrub, chaparral, bush -- (dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes)


• scrub, scrubbing, scouring -- (the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water)

The verb scrub has 3 senses

• scrub, scour -- (clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back")


• scrub, scrub up -- (wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation")


• 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")