Plural of swab
regular plural
The plural of swab is swabs.
Forms of swab
| Singular | swab /swɒb/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | swabs |
| Countable | countable |
Swabs in a sentence
- Try Swabplus, the new cotton swabs filled with makeup-remover.2002 December 15, Lifeline (Daily News), page 8. From the entry makeup-remover
- Everything is washed down with hosewater, swabbed down with swabs.1942, Harold S. Ingham, Fire and water. From the entry shiply
- Virus was detected in cloacal swabs at 1–2 dpi, and peaked at 14 dpi indicating enterotropism of the virus and its early shedding in feces.2015 December 12, “A Newly Emergent Turkey Arthritis Reovirus Shows Dominant Enteric Tropism and Induces Significantly Elevated Innate…. From the entry enterotropism
- The main reason for the high efficiencies obtained over previous piggings can be attributed to the vented swabs with the check valve.1955, American Gas Association, Proceedings, volume 37, page 1083. From the entry pigging
Meaning of swab
- noun 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.
- noun A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).
- noun A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
Questions about the plural of swab
- What is the plural of swab?
- The plural of swab is swabs.
- Is swab countable?
- Swab is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: swab (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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