- dry mop
- noun Date: 1933 a long-handled mop for dusting floors
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dry mop
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dry mop — noun a dry swab for dusting floors • Syn: ↑dustmop, ↑dust mop • Hypernyms: ↑swab, ↑swob, ↑mop * * * noun : a long handled duster for use on floors called also dust mop … Useful english dictionary
dry mop. — See dust mop. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
dry mop. — See dust mop. [1930 35] … Useful english dictionary
Mop — A mop in a bucket with its dryer For the acronym, see MOP (disambiguation). For other uses, see Mops (disambiguation). A mop (such as a floor mop) is a mass or bundle of coarse strings or yarn, etc., or a piece of cloth, sponge, or other… … Wikipedia
mop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. floor mop, dry mop; brush, broom; tuft. v. t. swab, wipe. See cleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. swab, duster, sweeper; see broom . Types of mops include: oil, floor, dust, dish, rag, wet, dry,… … English dictionary for students
mop — n 1. swab, swabber, sponge mop; duster, dust mop, dry mop. 2.Slang. crop, mass, mat, thatch; head of hair, shock, shag, mane, crine. v 3. swab, scrub, wash, sponge, wipe, clean; dust, whisk, sweep … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
mop — mop1 [mɔp US ma:p] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Latin mappa cloth (for cleaning) ] 1.) a thing used for washing floors, consisting of a long stick with threads of thick string or a piece of ↑sponge fastened to one end ▪ a mop and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mop — I n. a dry, dust, wet mop II v. (N; used with an adjective) we mopped the floor clean * * * [mɒp] dust dust wet mop (N; used with an adjective) we mopped the floor clean a dry … Combinatory dictionary
dry — 1. adjective 1) the dry desert Syn: arid, parched, droughty, scorched, baked; waterless, moistureless, rainless; dehydrated, desiccated, thirsty, bone dry Ant: wet 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
dust mop — noun a dry swab for dusting floors • Syn: ↑dustmop, ↑dry mop • Hypernyms: ↑swab, ↑swob, ↑mop * * * noun : dry mop * * * a long handled mop of dry, absorbent … Useful english dictionary
