scrub

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
  2. noun the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
  3. verb clean with hard rubbing

Etymology

Late Middle English in the sense of "stunted tree," a variant of shrub, possibly under Old Norse influence.

In classic literature

Synonyms

chaparral, bush

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