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bath scrubber

bath scrubber

1.7
A small soft thing you use in the bath or shower to rub and clean your skin
  • noun
translation icon : esponja de baño
  • I use a bath scrubber every night in the shower to exfoliate my skin.

Examples

  • The nylon mesh of the bath scrubber helps create a rich lather with soap.

  • The bath scrubber is great for exfoliating my skin.

  • After a week of travel, she was grateful for a hot bath and her favorite bath scrubber.

  • I bought a new bath scrubber yesterday.

  • I use a bath scrubber every night in the shower to exfoliate my skin.

  • The nylon mesh of the bath scrubber helps create a rich lather with soap.

  • After a week of travel, she was grateful for a hot bath and her favorite bath scrubber.

Synonyms

washrag
vsbath scrubber
  • US
1 2.7

A small cloth used to wash the face or body

is more abrasive, designed for scrubbing and exfoliating the skin
shower scrubber
vsbath scrubber
1.6

A small mesh bath tool used in the shower to wash and gently remove dead skin

is a washing implement typically made of mesh for cleaning during bathing or showering
bath mitt
vsbath scrubber
4.4

A soft glove used with soap to wash and scrub the body

is made of finer mesh material rather than coarse fiber
bath glove
vsbath scrubber
  • UK
2.2

A rough cloth mitt you use to wash and scrub your body

is typically mesh and may exfoliate more than a coarse hand cover

How Rough

pumice stone
1 3.8
bath scrubber
1.7
washcloth
  • US
22 1.0
sponge
77 1.0

Surface Forms

bath scrubber singular
bath scrubbers plural

Morphology

bath + scrubber

The compound 'bath scrubber' directly combines 'bath' (bathing) and 'scrubber' (a tool for scrubbing), so the meaning 'a scrubbing implement used for bathing' is transparently derivable from its parts. This straightforward noun+noun composition follows common compounding patterns and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Bath scrubber is a simple name made from bath + scrubber, so it literally points to a tool used in the bath to scrub your skin. Imagine rubbing a rough mesh or brush to make soap and wash away dead skin, and you see why it means 'a tool used to wash and scrub the body'.