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• scrub — Ⅰ. scrub [1] ► VERB (scrubbed, scrubbing) 1) rub hard so as to clean. 2) (scrub up) thoroughly clean one s hands and arms before performing surgery. 3) informal cancel or abandon. ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

• scrub pine — scrub′ pine n. pln any of several pines, characterized by a scrubby or irregular manner of growth, usu. found in dry, sandy soil …   From formal English to slang

• scrub — scrub1 [skrub] n. [ME, var. of shrubbe, SHRUB1, infl. ? by ON skroppa, a lean creature] 1. a) a scraggly, stunted tree or shrub b) short, stunted trees, bushes, or shrubs growing thickly together c) land covered with such growth …   English World dictionary

• scrub pine — noun common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2 • Syn: ↑Virginia pine, ↑Jersey pine, ↑Pinus virginiana • Hypernyms: ↑pine, ↑pine tree, ↑true pine * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• scrub — 1. v. & n. v. (scrubbed, scrubbing) 1 tr. rub hard so as to clean, esp. with a hard brush. 2 intr. use a brush in this way. 3 intr. (often foll. by up) (of a surgeon etc.) thoroughly clean the hands and arms by scrubbing, before operating. 4 tr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• scrub oak — any of several oaks, as Quercus ilicifolia and Q. prinoides, characterized by a scrubby manner of growth, usually found in dry, rocky soil. [1760 70, Amer.] * * * ▪ tree group       any of several small, shrubby trees of the genus Quercus, in the …   Universalium

• scrub — scrub1 verb (scrubs, scrubbing, scrubbed) 1》 rub hard so as to clean.     ↘(scrub up) thoroughly clean one s hands and arms before performing surgery.     ↘ (scrub up well) Brit. informal (of a person) look good after making a deliberate effort.… …   English new terms dictionary

• scrub oak — noun any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑oak, ↑oak tree • Hyponyms: ↑bear oak, ↑Quercus ilicifolia, ↑blackjack oak, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Scrub oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scrub pine — noun Date: 1791 a pine of dwarf, straggly, or scrubby growth usually by reason of environmental conditions; specifically a pine tree unsuitable for lumber by reason of inferior or defective growth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• scrub pine — any of several pines, as the jack pine, characterized by a scrubby or irregular manner of growth, usually found in dry, sandy soil. [1785 95, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium