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Definition swab

Etymology

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'mop for cleaning the decks'): back-formation from Middle English swabber (�sailor detailed to swab decks�), from Middle Dutch zwabber, from a Germanic base meaning 'splash' or 'sway', also found as nautical German Schwabber and Volga German Schwabber, a general term for cleaning tissues.

Noun

swab (plural swabs)

(medicine) 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.
(slang) A sailor; a swabby.
(slang) A naval officer's epaulet.

Verb

swab (third-person singular simple present swabs, present participle swabbing, simple past and past participle swabbed)

(transitive) To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.

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8 letter words with the letters SWAB ↑

BACKSAWS 21

BACKWASH 23

BAGWORMS 19

BAKLAWAS 19

BARWARES 14

BASSWOOD 15

BATFOWLS 18

BAWCOCKS 24

BAWDIEST 15

BAWDRICS 18

BAWDRIES 15

BAYWOODS 17

BECRAWLS 18

BEDSTRAW 15

BEDWARDS 16

BEDWARFS 18

BELTWAYS 17

BENDWAYS 18

BESHADOW 17

BESTOWAL 15

BESWARMS 17

BIKEWAYS 20

BOWHEADS 17

BRADAWLS 16

BRAWLERS 15

BREWAGES 16

BUCKSAWS 22

BULWARKS 20

BUSHWAHS 19

CATAWBAS 17

COWBANES 18

CRABWISE 17

CROWBARS 17

DOWSABEL 16

DRAWBARS 15

JAWBONES 24

LAWBOOKS 19

LOWBALLS 17

OUTBAWLS 16

RAINBOWS 15

ROWBOATS 14

SAWBILLS 16

SAWBONES 15

SAWBUCKS 22

SHADBLOW 18

SHOWABLE 17

SHOWBOAT 16

SKEWBACK 25

SKEWBALD 20

SNOWBALL 17

SNOWBANK 20

SOWBREAD 15

STOWABLE 15

SUBWAYED 18

SWABBERS 17

SWABBIES 17

SWABBING 20

SWAYABLE 17

SWAYBACK 23

SWEATBOX 21

TEABOWLS 15

TOWBOATS 14

WABBLERS 18

WARBLERS 15

WASHABLE 17

WASHBOWL 20

WASHTUBS 17

WASTABLE 15

WAXBILLS 23

WAYBILLS 18

WETBACKS 21

WINDBAGS 18

WORKBAGS 20

7 letter words with the letters SWAB ↑

ABWATTS 13

BACKSAW 20

BAGWIGS 17

BARLOWS 14

BARROWS 13

BASHAWS 15

BAWBEES 16

BAWDIES 14

BAWLERS 14

BAWSUNT 15

BAWTIES 13

BEESWAX 20

BESWARM 16

BEWAILS 14

BEWARES 13

BEWRAPS 16

BEWRAYS 15

BRAWEST 13

BUCKSAW 21

BUSHWAH 18

BUSHWAS 16

BYELAWS 16

SAWBILL 15

SAWBUCK 21

SEWABLE 14

SOWABLE 14

SUBWAYS 16

SWABBED 17

SWABBER 16

SWABBIE 16

WABBLES 17

WAMBLES 17

WARBLES 14

WASABIS 13

WASHTUB 16

WOMBATS 16

6 letter words with the letters SWAB ↑

BASHAW 14

BRAWLS 13

BRAWNS 13

BUSHWA 15

BWANAS 13

BYLAWS 15

BYWAYS 16

NAWABS 13

SUBWAY 15

SWABBY 17

WASABI 12

5 letter words with the letters SWAB ↑

BAWDS 12

BAWLS 12

BLAWS 12

BRAWS 11

SWABS 11

4 letter words with the letters SWAB ↑

SWAB 10

WABS 10

3 letter words with the letters SWAB ↑

ABS 6

BAS 6

SAB 6

SAW 6

WAB 9

WAS 6

2 letter words with the letters SWAB ↑

AB 5

AS 2

AW 5

BA 5

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