scrubs

/ (skrʌbs) /

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pl n

the hygienic clothing worn by surgeons and other operating theatre staff during an operation

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Words nearby scrubs

scrubland, scrub nurse, scrub oak, scrub pine, scrub round, scrubs, scrub suit, scrub turkey, scrub typhus, scrub-up, scrubwoman

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How to use scrubs in a sentence

Blake escapes from the Scrubs, hides out near the prison, and then makes his way across Europe to Moscow.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Zach Braff and Donald Faison The Scrubs stars reunited to sing this holiday duet.
The Most WTF Covers of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside,’ Everyone’s Favorite Date-Rape Holiday Classic|Kevin Fallon|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Closing traditional polling stations scrubs neighborhoods -- and especially schools -- of the election experience.
Baseball’s Problem Is Politics’ Problem|Doug McIntyre|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The wild-eyed young man had hopelessly tangled hair and wore rumpled baby-blue scrubs.
Inside a Hospital for the Criminally Insane|Caitlin Dickson|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“No Scrubs,” an anthem about self-respect on the dating market.
Beyoncé Is Our Indigo Girl: The Halcyon '90s and Feminism's Resurgence in Pop Music|Amanda Marcotte|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a plateau of volcanic rock, with scrubs of hazel, and bents and reeds and harebells ceaselessly stroked by the wind.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions
"Give the ball to the scrubs," said the captain, who was also coaching.
The Varmint|Owen Johnson
Only the blacks knew the paths through the brown-feathered reeds and dense ti-tree scrubs.
The Pioneers|Katharine Susannah Prichard
Lining up the scrubs some thirty yards from the goal, Leland gave Bunny the ball, with instructions to boot it over the bar.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High|Leslie W. Quirk
She grows excited, breathes loud and fast, laughs, and scrubs me light-heartedly.
Barks and Purrs|Colette Willy, aka Colette

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