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scrub1 British & World English

rub (someone or something) hard so as to clean them, typically with a brush and water

scrub2 British & World English

vegetation consisting mainly of brushwood or stunted forest growth

scrubs in scrub2 British & World English

land covered with scrub vegetation

scrub jay British & World English

a jay with blue and gray plumage and no crest, found in Mexico, the western US, and central Florida

scrub oak British & World English

a shrubby dwarf oak which forms thickets

body scrub British & World English

an exfoliating cosmetic preparation applied to the body to cleanse the skin

scrub-bird British & World English

a secretive Australian songbird with mainly brown plumage and a long tail, now rare

scrub nurse British & World English

a nurse who handles sterile equipment while assisting a surgeon during a surgical operation

scrub suit British & World English

a garment worn by surgeons and other theatre staff while performing or assisting at an operation

scrub-turkey British & World English

another term for brush-turkey.

scrub typhus British & World English

a rickettsial disease transmitted to humans by mites and found in parts of eastern Asia

scrub wallaby British & World English

another term for pademelon.

scrub up in scrub1 British & World English

thoroughly clean one’s hands and arms before performing surgery

scrub up well in scrub1 British & World English

(of a person) have a smart and well-groomed appearance after making a deliberate effort

scrubbing brush ( scrub brush) British & World English

a hard brush for scrubbing floors

scrub English-French

to give sth a (good) scrub

scrub1 English-German

schrubben

scrub2 English-German

Buschwerk

scrub1 English-Italian

boscaglia f

scrub2 English-Italian

strofinare

scrub1 English-Spanish

matorrales

scrub up English-French

se stériliser les mains