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Plural of scrub

regular plural

The plural of scrub is scrubs.

Forms of scrub

Singularscrub /skɹʌb/
Pluralscrubs
Countablecountable and uncountable

Scrubs in a sentence

  • For every patient patched back together, another set of scrubs is torn off.2021 January 15, Susannah Goldsbrough, “First surgery, then sex: how Grey’s Anatomy became a TV juggernaut”, in Chris Evans, editor, The…. From the entry wall-slam
  • The mat scrubs their shoes a bit as they wipe them and applies the disinfectant.2014 April, “Section Two: Practicing Biosecurity”, in Biosecurity Guide for Poultry and Bird Owners: Biosecurity for Birds (Program Aid…. From the entry footbath
  • "Did ya catch Doc Ashcan with his scrubs down yet?" I shook my head.2010 December 15, William Hoffer, Marilyn Hoffer, “Chapter Eleven”, in Luke Rules, William Hoffer, →ISBN. From the entry what's crappenin'
  • Peter Flynn: These are O.R. scrubs. -- Max Fischer: Oh, are they?1998, Rushmore, 00:27:55. From the entry or
  • Scrubs made from grains are very exfoliating and absorbent and are good for oily and dirty skin.1998, Dina Falconi, Earthly Bodies & Heavenly Hair: Natural and Healthy Personal Care for Every Body, Woodstock, New York: Ceres Press…. From the entry exfoliating

Meaning of scrub

  1. adjective Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
  2. noun A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
  3. noun Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.

Full definition of scrub

Questions about the plural of scrub

What is the plural of scrub?
The plural of scrub is scrubs.
Is scrub countable?
Scrub is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scrub (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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