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Scrub

Skruhb

/ˈskrʌb/

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scrub

Dictionary meaning

(of domestic animals) not selectively bred.

Examples

  • Surgeons must scrub prior to an operation.
  • I scrubbed my back.

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Ephemeral

ih-FEM-er-ul

Mellifluous

muh-LIF-loo-us

Perspicacious

pur-spi-KAY-shus

Obsequious

uhb-SEE-kwee-us

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