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scrub noun

  /skɹʊb/ , /skɹʌb/
  • (uncountable) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
 pensaikko, pusikko, puska, tiheikkö
  • (uncountable) Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
  • (countable, US, stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc.; particularly a male animal poorly suited for breeding.
 puska, pöheikkö

scrub verb

  /skɹʊb/ , /skɹʌb/
  • (transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
 jynssätä, jyystää, kuurata
  • (transitive) To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
 perua, peruuttaa
  • (intransitive, figuratively) To be diligent and penurious
 puurtaa

scrub noun

  /skɹʊb/ , /skɹʌb/
  • An instance of scrubbing.
 jynssäys
  • One who scrubs.
 jynssääjä

scrubs noun

  • (medicine, in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
 kirurgin asu
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