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Contexts ▼▲ Verb To daub or wipe, typically with a swab To clean something, especially with a swab To wash something by rinsing or flooding with water To rub or scour something with force, typically to clean or polish it To apply a substance to a surface Noun Plural for a small piece of soft, absorbent material used to treat wounds or for other medical purposes Plural for a mariner or sailor who mans a ship Plural for an implement consisting of a bundle of thick loose strings or a sponge attached to a handle Plural for a layer of paint or metal spread thinly on a surface … more ▼ ▲ Verb ▲ To daub or wipe, typically with a swab wipes daubs dabs scrubs sponges mops cleans clears rubs washes dries brushes pats polishes expunges effaces cleans off rubs off gets rid of dusts towels dights scours squeegees swabs down spots erases removes absorbs polishes off “Use two swabs simultaneously to swab the buccal area and gum line.” Verb ▲ To clean something, especially with a swab cleans cleanses washes washes out wipes cleans up sponges mops mops up wipes up dabs rubs clears up soaks up scrubs rinses pats laves towels soaps dries towels off makes dry rubs dry blots up removes the water from dabs dry sops up rubs down wipes water from dries off wipes tears from dries up baths scours bathes freshens up shampoos sluices washes down flushes hoses down rinses out flosses sluices down deterges polishes absterges washes up GIs washes away squeegees more ❯ “He stood up, staring at the blood on his palm for a moment before a med-tech used a wipe to swab it and disinfect his skin.” Verb ▲ To wash something by rinsing or flooding with water flushes rinses washes cleanses sluices swills cleans drenches floods hoses irrigates clears douches slooshes syringes ejects rinses out washes down slooshes down washes out cleans out hoses down bathes soaks douses waters dips baths splashes outs purifies wets washes off washes lightly flushes away flushes out disinfects freshens gargles laves rinses your mouth shampoos swishes uses mouthwash showers sponges soaps launders lathers cleans up washes up moistens deterges dry-cleans does the dishes sluices down does the laundry swills down more ❯ Verb ▲ To rub or scour something with force, typically to clean or polish it scrubs rubs scours brushes burnishes exfoliates abrades scrubs down Verb ▲ To apply a substance to a surface rubs smears spreads coats covers plasters daubs slathers puts paints wipes anoints brushes mops scrubs puts on works in applies overlays smothers besmears overspreads layers bedaubs spatters creams dabs airbrushes splodges slicks slops spreads over splatters rubs on stipples sprays varnishes glazes veneers stains surfaces enamels glosses laminates washes polishes lacquers buffs shellacs japans dips protects blanches lathers smooths burnishes butters pastes shines furbishes waxes whitewashes whitens whites glances finishes gilds blankets oils glasses lays resins vitrifies faces lustersUS lustresUK makes shiny makes vitreous makes lustrous carpets encrusts massages places overlies sheets cakes smears on covers with rubs in lays on paints on mantles inlays plates applies to spreads on brings into contact with incrusts foils crusts more ❯ Noun ▲ Plural for a small piece of soft, absorbent material used to treat wounds or for other medical purposes gauzes dressing lint bandages compresses pads wipes cloths wads spicas swathes patches ice packs poultices wrappings plaster adhesives sticking plasters band-aids “Clean the wound with a swab soaked in normal saline.” Noun ▲ Plural for a mariner or sailor who mans a ship seamen mariners sailors seafarers salt tars hearties navigators gob swabbies shipmen jacks jack-tars sea dogs old salts bluejackets mates hands boatmen matelots lascars shellbacks pilots middies marines matlos midshipmen crews shipmates deck hands boaters ratings midshipwomen pirates leathernecks swabbers helmsmen divers complements skippers steersmen captains windjammers tarpaulins circumnavigators water dogs seadogs seawomen yachters sailorwomen sailormen yachties yachtsmen cadets boatwomen yachtswomen master mariners jackies cockswains guides wayfinders wheelmen steerspersons helmspersons coxswains steerers helmswomen conductors wheelpeople commanders shiplords shipmasters more ❯ “His head was surmounted by the ship's swab, whose brown tresses descended half-way to the deck.” Noun ▲ Plural for an implement consisting of a bundle of thick loose strings or a sponge attached to a handle mops squeegees sponge sweepers towels rubs wipes brushes cleans polish scrubs strokes pats raspings scourings smoothings buffings shine brushings swipe scrapings scour Noun ▲ Plural for a layer of paint or metal spread thinly on a surface washes coat film layers stains overlays covering paint screens tints varnish coatings suffusion colouringUK coloringUS Find more words! 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