All swab synonyms
swab
S s noun swab
- boater β A boater or a straw boater is a hard straw hat with a flat top and brim which is often worn for certain social occasions in the summer.
- marines β of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea: marine vegetation.
- jack β Sir John Arthur ("Jack") 1926β2014, Australian racing-car driver and designer.
- bluejacket β a sailor in the Navy
- circumnavigator β A person who circumnavigates; that is, sails around the world.
- yachter β A person who sails in yachts.
- middies β a midshipman.
- yachtie β Alternative spelling of yachty.
- broom β A broom is a kind of brush with a long handle. You use a broom for sweeping the floor.
- diver β a person or thing that dives.
- middy β Informal. a midshipman.
- feather duster β a brush for dusting, made of a bundle of large feathers attached to a short handle.
- wash β to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- lascar β an East Indian sailor.
- deck hand β a seaman assigned various duties, such as mooring and cargo handling, on the deck of a ship
- besom β a broom, esp one made of a bundle of twigs tied to a handle
- windjammer β (formerly) a merchant ship propelled by sails.
- mariner β a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
verb swab
- absterge β to wipe clean or cleanse
- freeze-dried β (of foods and beverages) preserved by means of freeze-drying: freeze-dried coffee.
- freeze-dry β to subject to freeze-drying.
- edulcorate β to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.
- hackle β one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- dab β DAB is the transmission of digital stereo over conventional radio channels. DAB is an abbreviation for 'digital audio broadcasting'.
- deterge β to wash or wipe away; cleanse
- freeze-drying β a process for drying heat-sensitive substances, as foods, blood plasma, antibiotics, and the like, by freezing the substance and then subliming the ice or other frozen solvent in a high vacuum.
- lave β to wash; bathe.
- hosed β a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
- hackles β one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- clean up β If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- hackling β Present participle of hackle.
- flush β a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
- wipe β to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of: He wiped the furniture with a damp cloth.
- hosing β an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- gloss over β an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- mop β a wry face; grimace.
- depurate β to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified
- douche β a jet or current of water, sometimes with a dissolved medicating or cleansing agent, applied to a body part, organ, or cavity for medicinal or hygienic purposes.
- clean β Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- dry β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- wizen β wizened.
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- fresco β A painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.
- do the dishes β do the washing up, wash the dishes
- elutriate β Separate (lighter and heavier particles in a mixture) by suspension in an upward flow of liquid or gas.
- dehumidify β to remove water from (something, esp the air)
- wizening β Present participle of wizen.
- anhydrate β (organic chemistry) An acid anhydride.
- frescoed β Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. Compare fresco secco.