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Baseball is the president tossing out the first ball of the season. And a scrubby schoolboy playing catch with his dad on a Mississippi farm.
Ernie Harwell

Meaning of "scrubby" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCRUBBY

scrubby  [ˈskrʌbɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCRUBBY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scrubby is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCRUBBY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scrubby in the English dictionary

The definition of scrubby in the dictionary is covered with or consisting of scrub. Other definition of scrubby is stunted in growth.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCRUBBY


bubby
ˈbʌbɪ
chubby
ˈtʃʌbɪ
clubby
ˈklʌbɪ
cubby
ˈkʌbɪ
fubby
ˈfʌbɪ
grubby
ˈɡrʌbɪ
hubby
ˈhʌbɪ
knubby
ˈnʌbɪ
nubby
ˈnʌbɪ
rabi
ˈrʌbɪ
rubby
ˈrʌbɪ
semishrubby
ˌsɛmɪˈʃrʌbɪ
shrubby
ˈʃrʌbɪ
slubby
ˈslʌbɪ
snubby
ˈsnʌbɪ
stubbie
ˈstʌbɪ
stubby
ˈstʌbɪ
subbie
ˈsʌbɪ
subshrubby
ˈsʌbˌʃrʌbɪ
tubby
ˈtʌbɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCRUBBY

scrub bird
scrub brush
scrub fowl
scrub round
scrub turkey
scrub typhus
scrub-bash
scrubbable
scrubbed
scrubber
scrubbier
scrubbiest
scrubbily
scrubbiness
scrubbing
scrubbing brush
scrubland
scrubs
scrubwoman
scrubwomen

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCRUBBY

blobby
bobby
cobby
crabby
debby
dobby
flabby
gabby
gobby
hobby
knobby
Libby
lobby
mobby
nobby
scabby
shabby
tabby
webby
yabby

Synonyms and antonyms of scrubby in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCRUBBY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scrubby» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scrubby

Translation of «scrubby» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCRUBBY

Find out the translation of scrubby to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scrubby from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scrubby» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

穷酸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scrubby
570 millions of speakers

English

scrubby
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोटे क़द
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وعر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

захудалая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

raquítico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scrubby
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

broussailleux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scrubby
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

struppig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下生えの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스크 러비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scrubby
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhỏ con
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வளர்ச்சி குன்றிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खुशा करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bodur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scrubby
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

karłowaty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

занепала
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mărunțel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θαμνώδεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ruie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scrubby
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scrubby
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scrubby

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRUBBY»

The term «scrubby» is regularly used and occupies the 102.368 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRUBBY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scrubby» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scrubby» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scrubby

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2 QUOTES WITH «SCRUBBY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scrubby.
1
Jay Griffiths
The woods are a place where children can go to think. Children gravitate towards these spaces. When I was a child it was nothing more than a scrubby little overhang under a rhododendron bush, but it was incredibly important to me.
2
Ernie Harwell
Baseball is the president tossing out the first ball of the season. And a scrubby schoolboy playing catch with his dad on a Mississippi farm.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRUBBY»

Discover the use of scrubby in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scrubby and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Topper: The Miracle of the Scrubby Little Christmas Tree
Topper: The Miracle of the Scrubby Little Christmas Tree is the inspirational and heartwarming story of Peter Brazwell, a master carpenter and part-time Christmas tree salesman, and his loving family.
Rene Llanes, 2010
2
Hoosiers and Scrubby Dutch: St. Louis's South Side
And in the South Side, prepare to run if you use a particular local slur. Suburban Journals reporter Jim Merkel brings nearly ten years' experience in covering the South Side.
Jim Merkel, 2010
3
Outward Bound
ANN: Call him? Why? SCRUBBY: Callhim. ANN: Henry!Henry! (Apause.) Henry! ( Long pause. Rises and exits and returns. Another pause– goes out and reenters. ) Henry! – Henry! (Pause.)He mustbe here. He mustbe here. (She leaves again.
Sutton Vane, 2012
4
Votes & Proceedings
1,336,326 Parish. Description. Remarks. COUNTY OF ARRAVVATTA. Anderson . ...... .. 11,520 Poor scrubby country Fronts Dumaresq River ; about 17 miles from Yetman. Bora .. 9,514 Poor scrubby country .» Has frontage to Dumarcsq River; ...
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, 1803
5
Illustrator CS2 Killer Tips
SCRUBBY SLIDERS You may first be asking, “What the heck is a scrubby slider? ” A scrubby slider is a newer way to adjust settings in dialogs and palettes without using the keyboard. To see what we mean try this: Apply a Halftone Pattern ...
Dave Cross, Matt Kloskowski, 2005
6
The Instructor
General Scrubby Wins By Kate Alice White CHARACTERS KING WELLMAN ( ruler of the kingdom) QUEEN WELLWOMAN (King Wellman's wife) PAGE (a member of the court) ALWAYS-WELL (a trusted follower) GENERAL SCRUBBY ( a foe ...
Frederick A. Owen, 1921
7
Kory's Jungle
“And there's some right by a nice pool,” Scrubby said. “I'd love to take a dip in the water!” “'Cause tigers like to swim,” Justin added. “We sure do,” Scrubby replied. “ What about you? Do you swim?” “I love to,” Justin said. “My mom had me take ...
Ann M. Jayne, 2010
8
Journals of the House of Assembly
Tasmania. Parliament. House of Assembly. Part of the County of DEVON. Sheep. Cattle. £ 8. W. Hodgetts Vacant R. W. Fryett Vacant Vacant --_-n -|-'-.-'-.__,_.a-u— Unsurveyed lot adjoinin Scrubby forest land much broken. 1400 acres.
Tasmania. Parliament. House of Assembly, 1871
9
Photoshop CS5 for Nature Photographers: A Workshop in a Book
216 Scrubby Zoom in Cs5 there is an option to enable a scrubby Zoom that is selected by default. the option itself is located in the tool options bar for the Zoom tool. When the Zoom tool is selected and scrubby Zoom is enabled, left-click and  ...
Ellen Anon, Josh Anon, 2010
10
Lawyers in the Alice: Aboriginals and Whitefellas' Law
Scrubby once had an international judge arrive from America,. . . I'm not sure if it was Amnesty, anyway. . . some international legal organisation, and he was sitting in the back of the court. It was pretty rare to have too many in the audience,  ...
Jon Faine, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRUBBY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scrubby is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Scrubby Bay: the luxury Kiwi lodge that does not live up to its name
One of the best things about Scrubby Bay is its name. Despite contrary advice from his marketing people, owner Mark Palmer insisted on naming this ... «The Australian Financial Review, May 15»
2
How global warming may make forests shorter and scrubbier
As global warming progresses, look for increasing expanses of majestic forests worldwide to become short and scrubby. That is the implication of a new study ... «Christian Science Monitor, May 15»
3
East Tennessee's 'Scrubbie Lady' crochets durable, multipurpose …
There is even a scrubby on a stick. It can be used to clean glasses and jars and it's often used as a back scratcher. So what makes these so powerful? «WATE 6 On Your Side, May 15»
4
Fat, old python 'Scrubby' shocks far north Queensland wildlife keepers
Affectionately named Scrubby, the python is the one of the "fattest you will ever see" general manager of Rainforestation Nature Park Chris Grantham said. «ABC Online, May 15»
5
Pensioner living in ex-council flat transforms scrubby garden into …
A green-fingered pensioner living in a block of ex-council flats in a city suburb has transformed his weed-filled front garden – into a spectacular riot of colour. «SWNS, Apr 15»
6
Anthony Bethell takes St John's College to court over a hedge dating …
An Oxford college and a retired architect are embroiled in an absurd row over a stretch of scrubby bushes which are quickly becoming 'the most expensive ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
7
Wirra Wirra confirms new brand for its portfolio
“This will be positioned at the Scrubby Rise pricepoint of around 13 Euros and will feature clean and concise packaging that is strongly branded Wirra Wirra and ... «The Shout, Mar 15»
8
Ron 'Scrubby' Dyne farewelled by 800 at funeral
Mr Dyne's funeral at the Gympie Showgrounds Pavilion was no ordinary send-off and, as speakers made clear, Ronald John "Scrubby" Dyne, was no ordinary ... «Gympie Times, Mar 15»
9
Ask a Juggalo: What's a 'scrubby?'
A: A "scrubby" is a male or female Juggalo that just absolutely gives no fucks whatsoever. Doesn't give a damn about anybody else's opinion. Just flat-out ... «Detroit Metro Times, Dec 14»
10
Restaurants in DC Are Moving Into Residential Neighborhoods
WASHINGTON — On a scrubby block in a working-class neighborhood east of Rock Creek Park, plopped down among cheap hair salons, a dry cleaner and a ... «New York Times, Oct 14»

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