Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrubdown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scrub-down
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thorough scrubbing to clean something from top to bottom.

Example Sentences

"Within a week or so a strict regimen of cleanliness wherever there was food or crumbs or spills, coupled with repeated thorough scrubdowns with vinegar and water, rid us of the pests and set a higher standard so that it did not occur again."

Etymology

Deverbal from scrub down.

Inflected Forms

scrubdowns (plural)

Questions

What does scrubdown mean?: A thorough scrubbing to clean something from top to bottom.
Where does scrubdown come from?: Deverbal from scrub down.

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