swab

swab is a 4-letter English word with 10 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. noun. To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.
2. noun. A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
3. noun. A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc.
4. noun. An epaulet.
5. noun. A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease.
6. noun. A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.
7. noun. cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

   Synonyms: mop, swob

8. noun. implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
9. verb. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface

   "dab the wall with paint"

   Synonyms: dab, swob

10. verb. wash with a swab or a mop

    "swab the ship's decks"

    Synonyms: swob

Synonyms

mop, swob, dab

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in swab:

wabs

Common word forms

swabs, swabbed, swabber, swabbing

Words from these letters

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