scrubs

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noun

Clothing worn while performing surgery.

Similar
surgical gowngown
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of scrub
nounscrubs pl (plural only, attributive scrub)

attributive scrub

  1. pluralplural onlymedicineClothing worn while performing surgery.

    Synonyms: surgical gown

  2. broadlypluralplural onlyAny medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).

    A man dressed as a lab tech, his blue scrubs startlingly pale against the vivid red and black chaos, moved into sight from behind the SUV. He carried an assault rifle.

    2014, Jeff Jacobson, Growth, page 23

Synonyms & antonyms

nounClothing worn while performing surgery.

Similar
surgical gown

More synonyms by meaning

nounprotective garment worn by surgeons during operations

Similar
gownsurgical gown
Broader
garment
Also see
gownsurgical gown

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish kirurgin asu
  • kirurgin asuclothing worn while performing surgery
French blouse médicale
  • blouse médicaleclothing worn while performing surgery
German Kasack
  • Kasackclothing worn while performing surgery
Japanese スクラブ
  • スクラブ (sukurabu)clothing worn while performing surgery
Polish kitel
  • kitelclothing worn while performing surgery
Russian костю́м хиру́рга
  • костю́м хиру́рга (kostjúm xirúrga)clothing worn while performing surgery
Spanish ambo
  • amboclothing worn while performing surgery

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with scrubs

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Cite this entry
APA

scrubs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrubs

MLA

“scrubs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrubs. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrubs,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrubs.

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