5 Letter Words ending in RUB

• rub (someone or something) hard so as to clean them, typically with a brush and water

Synonyms: scour, rub, brush, sponge, swab, clean, cleanse, wash, wipe

• cancel or abandon (something)

Synonyms: abolish, scrap, throw out, abandon, drop, do away with, give up, discontinue, take away, stop, put an end to, cancel, call off, eliminate, cut, jettison, discard, forget (about), abort

• use water to remove impurities from (gas or vapour)

• (of a driver) allow (a tyre) to slide or scrape across the road surface so as to reduce speed

• (of a rider) rub the arms and legs urgently on a horse's neck and flanks to urge it to move faster

• an act of scrubbing something or someone

• a semi-abrasive cosmetic lotion applied to the face or body in order to cleanse the skin

• special hygienic clothing worn by surgeons during operations

• vegetation consisting mainly of brushwood or stunted forest growth

Synonyms: brush, brushwood, scrubland, undergrowth, coppice, copse, thicket

• denoting a shrubby or small form of a plant

• an insignificant or contemptible person

• an informal team game played by children in a public area