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wash vs scrub

scrub vs wash

wash and scrub both are nouns.

wash is not an adjective while scrub is an adjective.

wash and scrub both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wash Yes No Yes No
scrub Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, scrub is a hyponym of wash; that is, scrub is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wash:
  • wash: cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
  • scrub: wash thoroughly
Other hyponyms of wash include sponge down, scrub up, gargle, rinse, shampoo, hush, wash.
wash (noun) scrub (noun)
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
a thin coat of water-base paint
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
wash (adjective) scrub (adjective)
(of domestic animals) not selectively bred
wash (verb) scrub (verb)
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water wash thoroughly
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking clean with hard rubbing
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
make moist
wash or flow against
form by erosion
wash by removing particles
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
clean with some chemical process
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
move by or as if by water
be capable of being washed
admit to testing or proof
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