scrubs
noun
- 1
One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
- 2
One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
“What a scrub! Instead of washing the dishes she put the used food on her face!”
- 3
A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant
“oak scrub”
- 4
(stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.
- 5
Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
- 6
One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
noun
- 1
An instance of scrubbing.
- 2
A cancellation.
- 3
A worn-out brush.
- 4
One who scrubs.
- 5
(in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
- 6
(by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
- 7
An exfoliant for the body.
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