# scrubs

Pronunciation: say "SKRUBZ" /skɹʌbz/

## Noun

1. The clothing worn by people while they perform surgery.
   - Simple: The clothes that doctors and nurses wear when they do an operation.
   - _Still in his scrubs, the surgeon came out to tell the family the operation had gone well._
   - _The hospital launders the scrubs worn in its operating rooms every day._
2. Plural of scrub. — plural of scrub
   - Simple: Plural of scrub. Use it when there is more than one.
   - _Bad weather forced two launch scrubs in a single week._
   - _Many body scrubs use sugar, salt or ground seeds to remove dead skin._

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