Swob: alternatives and connections

To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); -- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of…

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

A made-up face; a grimace.

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

A made-up face; a grimace.

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A made-up face; a grimace.

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To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.

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To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.

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A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

A made-up face; a grimace.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.