swab
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Is swab a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of swab?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (medicine) A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
2. (slang) A sailor; a swabby.Examples: "As for that swab, he's good and dead, he is."Synonyms: swabbyslang
3. (slang) A naval officer's epaulet.slang
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.Examples: "swab the deck of a ship"; "He had one hand on the bounce bottle—and he'd never let go of that since he got back to the table—but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary