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Noun
Plural for vegetation consisting mainly of brushwood or stunted forest growth
“Images of barren trees, dry scrub and leaf-scattered ground present the rural Virginia landscape in December.”
Noun
Plural for a living thing much smaller than others of its kind
“… that scrub of a mutt turned out to be the smartest dog we ever had.”
Noun
Plural for vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand
Noun
Verb
Clean with force
“Scoff you may, but in a sterile world, the wall is just one more thing to scrub down.”
Verb
Cancel
“I just may have to scrub the whole thing and go back to version 1.”
Noun
Garment for surgeon
Noun
An area of open uncultivated land, typically on acid sandy soil, with characteristic vegetation of heather, gorse, and coarse grasses
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