scrub (n.)
- abandon
- ablation
- ablution
- abort
- abrasion
- abrasive
- afforestation
- arboretum
- attrition
- bark
- bath
- bathe
- belay
- boondocks
- bramble
- brier
- brush
- brushwood
- buff
- bush
- cancel
- cease
- chafe
- chafing
- chase
- cipher
- dendrology
- detrition
- douche
- dressing
- drop
- dummy
- elution
- end
- enema
- erase
- erasure
- erosion
- figurehead
- file
- filing
- flush
- forest
- forestry
- fray
- frazzle
- fret
- gall
- gargle
- grate
- graze
- grazing
- greenwood
- grind
- grinding
- halt
- hanger
- hold
- holystone
- irrigation
- jackstraw
- jungle
- lather
- lavabo
- lavage
- lavation
- lave
- lightweight
- limation
- mediocrity
- mop
- mopping
- nebbish
- nonentity
- obscurity
- park
- pip-squeak
- polish
- polishing
- punk
- quit
- rasp
- rasping
- raze
- reforestation
- refrain
- rinse
- rinsing
- rub
- runt
- scour
- scouring
- scrape
- scraping
- scratch
- scratching
- scrubbing
- scrubland
- scuff
- secondary
- shampoo
- shining
- shower
- shrimp
- shrub
- shrubbery
- silviculture
- skin
- sluice
- soap
- sponge
- squirt
- squit
- stay
- stop
- subaltern
- subordinate
- swab
- swabbing
- syringe
- timber
- timberland
- tub
- underling
- wash
- washing
- washout
- washup
- wear
- whippersnapper
- wood
- woodland
- woods
scrub (v.)
- abandon
- ablate
- abort
- abrade
- abrase
- baptize
- bark
- bathe
- belay
- brush
- buff
- bush
- cancel
- cease
- chafe
- chase
- cipher
- cleanse
- desist
- discontinue
- douche
- drop
- dummy
- end
- erase
- erode
- file
- flush
- forest
- fray
- frazzle
- fret
- gall
- gargle
- gnaw
- grate
- graze
- grind
- halt
- hold
- holystone
- irrigate
- lather
- launder
- lave
- mop
- park
- polish
- quit
- rasp
- raze
- refrain
- relinquish
- renounce
- rinse
- rub
- runt
- scour
- scrape
- scratch
- scuff
- shampoo
- shower
- shrimp
- skin
- sluice
- soap
- sponge
- squirt
- stay
- stop
- subordinate
- swab
- syringe
- terminate
- tub
- wash
- wear
- wood
- woods
