Swabs

What do we mean by swabs?

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.

A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).

A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.

A mop, especially on a ship.

A sailor; a swabby.

A naval officer's epaulet.

Words that are spelled similarly to swabs:
swabs, swab, swans, scabs, wabs, slabs, stabs, sways, swaby, swats, swaps, swags, sabs, swbs, swobs, swass, swas, swams, swads.

Words that rhyme with swabs:
jobs, hobbs, gobs, hobbes, blobs, cobs, dobbs, slobs, mobs, knobs, lobs, daubs, sobs, robs, kobs, scobs, snobs, throbs, hobs, globs, cobbs, squabs, fobbs, heartthrobs, mobbs, robbs, laabs, staubs.

Adjectives that are often used to describe swabs:
rectal, sterile, vaginal, nasal, nasopharyngeal, tipped, cervical, dry, small, anal, oral, conjunctival, urethral, antiseptic, pharyngeal, laryngeal, wet, iodine, endocervical, moist, wool, buccal, soiled, cloacal, alcohol, positive, lemon, negative, moistened, clean, oropharyngeal, separate, soaked, bacteriological, bacterial, genital, perianal, surgical, routine, fresh, pernasal, superficial, appropriate, fecal, prepared, calcium, damp, environmental, consecutive, penile, successive, glycerine, cold, hot, disposable, dirty, soft, multiple, bloody, impregnated, throat, microbiological, ocular, urogenital, suitable, forensic, saline, anorectal, duplicate, topical, sponge, tiny, ear, gynecological, sterilized.

Words that sound like swabs:
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