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1 Mop -- rank: 1000

Mop definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MOP, n. [L. mappa.] A piece of cloth, or a collection ... used for cleaning floors. 1. A wry mouth. [Not used.] MOP, v.t. To rub or wipe with a mop. MOP, v.i. To make a wry mouth. [Not used.] WordNet ... fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: swab, swob, mop] v 1: to wash or wipe with or as ...

2 mop up -- rank: 798

mop up definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a concluding action [syn: completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up] v 1: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" [syn: wipe up, mop up, mop] 2: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with ...

3 Mop head -- rank: 752

Mop head definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mop Mop, n. [CF. W. mop, mopa, Ir. moipal, Gael. moibeal, moibean; or OF. mappe a ... animal; also, a young girl; a moppet. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. Mop head. (a) The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened. (b) ...

4 dry mop -- rank: 722

dry mop definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a dry swab for dusting floors [syn: dustmop, dust mop, dry mop] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1933 a long-handled mop for dusting floors

5 dust mop -- rank: 722

dust mop definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a dry swab for dusting floors [syn: dustmop, dust mop, dry mop] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1953 dry mop

6 Whiting-mop -- rank: 722

Whiting-mop definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Whiting-mop Whit"ing-mop`, n. [Obs.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A young whiting. [Prov. Eng.] 2. A fair lass. ``This pretty whiting-mop.'' --Massinger.

7 sponge mop -- rank: 698

sponge mop definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a wet mop with a sponge as the absorbent

8 mop-headed -- rank: 698

mop-headed definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: (of trees) having a bushy top without a leader; "mop- headed cabbage palms"

9 mop handle -- rank: 698

mop handle definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the handle of a mop

10 To MOP UP -- rank: 686

To MOP UP Definitions 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue To drink ...

11 DEATH'S HEAD UPON A MOP-STICK -- rank: 686

DEATH'S HEAD UPON A MOP-STICK Definitions 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue A poor ...

12 mop-up -- rank: 686

mop-up definitions Merriam Webster's noun Usage: often attributive Date ...

13 mop-board -- rank: 686

mop-board definitions Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Skirting ...

14 Swab -- rank: 657

Swab definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SWAB, n. A mop for cleaning floors; on board of ships, a large mop or bunch or old rope yarn, used to clean the ... deck and cabin. SWAB, v.t. [supra.] To clean with mop; to wipe when wet or after washing; as, to swab ... fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: swab, swob, mop] v 1: wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks" [syn: swab, swob] 2: apply ... probably from obsolete Dutch swabbe; akin to Low German swabber mop Date: 1653 1. a. mop; especially a yarn mop ...

15 mopping -- rank: 491

... WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping" [syn: swabbing, mopping] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mop Mop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mopped; p. pr. & vb. n. Mopping.] To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a floor; to mop one's face with a ...