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View synonyms for cotton bud

cotton bud

noun

  1. a small stick with a cotton-wool tip used for cleaning the ears, applying make-up, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Samsung, which is the biggest maker of Android phones, recommends using a cotton bud to get moisture out of the earphone jack and charging port.

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His video clips show teeth and tongue and an approaching cotton bud.

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They also found high rates of resistance to antibiotics present in the bacteria on the wipes and cotton bud sticks.

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“I went back around the outline with a cotton bud to manipulate the shape a little more to be more identical to the original work.”

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Swab taken, she inserts the cotton bud with my sample into a tube for later testing.

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