scouring pad
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈskaʊərɪŋ pæd/
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esponja abrasiva
- And on the last day, he did not go to the class pool party (prime attacking spot: hurried shower, echoes of their voices off the tiled walls, black and blue that neither warm water and soap nor a scouring pad could erase); instead, he walked home quickly in order not to see parents picking up carloads of children laughing and calling.
So they got this, like, scouring pad out and they had this, like alcohol.
- So they got this, like, scouring pad out and they had this, like alcohol.
Examples
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She scrubbed the dirty dishes with a scouring pad to remove all the grease.
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A scouring pad is essential for getting tough stains off baking sheets.
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So they got this, like, scouring pad out and they had this, like alcohol.
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I'll have a pint of milk, please Edith, and two scouring pads, please.
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Her hair was rusty-red and stiffish, like one of the scouring pads she used for dishes.
Fiction book (1998) -
She won't use a sponge, a scouring pad, or a dish towel, lest she perform the melachah of wringing.
Academic text (2010) -
She gives a dirty plate a few quick swipes of the scouring pad in the suds of the left sink, then drops it into the right sink's scalding clear water.
Fiction book (1994) -
To clean the stubborn residue on the pot, use a scouring pad with hot, soapy water.
Synonyms
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3.7
A small metal pad that you use to scrub hard stains from pots, pans, and kitchen surfaces
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3.2
A small cleaning tool of thin metal threads used to remove dirt or smooth surfaces
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3.0
A small rough pad with soap used to scrub pans and dishes
A small flat piece of cloth or sponge that you use to rub dirt off surfaces like a stove
How Abrasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a small abrasive cleaning pad' is directly derivable from 'scouring' (vigorous scrubbing) combined with 'pad' (a small flat cleaning/absorbent piece). This modifier+head compound transparently names a pad used for scouring, a compositional pattern that B1 learners who know the constituents will readily understand.
Etymology
Scouring pad comes from the idea of a small pad that scours things by rubbing hard to remove dirt and burnt food. So, it means a rough cleaning pad used to scrub pots and pans.