scrub

nouns

dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

bush, chaparral, scrub

is derived from

the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

scouring, scrub, scrubbing

clean with hard rubbing

"She scrubbed his back"

scour, scrub

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

wash thoroughly

"surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"

scrub, scrub up

postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

"Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"

call off, cancel, scratch, scrub

(of domestic animals) not selectively bred

scrub

is similar to

not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing

"taxes on unimproved land are low"; "unimproved dirt roads"