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1 rinse
[rins] 1. verb1) (to wash (clothes etc) in clean water to remove soap etc: After washing the towels, rinse them (out).) skola2) (to clean (a cup, one's mouth etc) by filling with clean water etc and then emptying the water out: The dentist asked me to rinse my mouth out.) skola2. noun1) (the act of rinsing: Give the cup a rinse.) skolun2) (a liquid used for changing the colour of hair: a blue rinse.) hárskol, skol -
2 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) skrapa; rispa2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) skafa, skrapa3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) mynda skraphljóð4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) nuggast/strjúkast (við)5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) grafa2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) skrap2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) skráma3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) klípa•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
- scrape together/up -
3 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) sópa2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) sópa3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) geysa(st)4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) geysast2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) sópun2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) sveifla, stroka3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) sótari4) (a sweepstake.) getraunir•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up -
4 wash
[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) þvo2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) þola þvott3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) gjálfra, skvampa4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) skola(st) (burt)2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) þvottur2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) þvottur3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) gljálfur4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) skol5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) þunnt litarlag6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) kjölfar•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash up -
5 scrub
1. past tense, past participle - scrubbed; verb1) (to rub hard in order to clean: She's scrubbing the floor.) skrúbba, skúra2) (to remove by scrubbing: She scrubbed the mess off the carpet.) skrúbba3) (to cancel: We planned to go but had to scrub the idea.) fresta2. noun(an act of scrubbing.) skrúbbun -
6 wipe
1. verb1) (to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: Would you wipe the table for me?) þurrka (af), þerra2) (to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk.) þerra, þurrka af/burt/upp2. noun(an act of cleaning by rubbing: Give the table a wipe.) þerrun, það að þurrka af- wiper- wipe out -
7 shampoo
[ʃæm'pu:] 1. plural - shampoos; noun1) (a soapy liquid or other substance for washing the hair and scalp or for cleaning carpets, upholstery etc: a special shampoo for greasy hair; carpet shampoo.) sjampó2) (an act of washing etc with shampoo: I had a shampoo and set at the hairdresser's.) hárþvottur með sjampói2. verb(to wash or clean with shampoo: She shampoos her hair every day; We shampooed the rugs yesterday.) þvo með sjampói -
8 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) svampur2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) svampur3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) svampkaka4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) þurrka af með svampi2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) þurrka/hreinsa með svampi2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) lifa á kostnað annarra•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding -
9 mop
[mop] 1. noun1) (a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc.) þvegill2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) hárlubbi3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) þvo/þurrka með þvegli2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) þurrka/hreinsa með þvegli2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) þurrka/hreinsa•- mop up
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