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mop::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | swab, swob |
| Type of | cleaning implement, cleaning equipment, cleaning device |
| Has types | dry mop, dust mop, dustmop, sponge mop |
mop::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mow, pout |
| Type of | grimace, pull a face, make a face |
mop and mow.
Examples of mop
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He served as middle reliever here, closer there, mop-up here, long relief there.
From the stltoday.com
A suited cyclist sporting a blond mop of hair swept past me down the Embankment.
From the telegraph.co.uk
We would have liked to reuse our towels, but we needed them to mop up the floor.
From the washingtonpost.com
Lately he's been sporting a mop that walks the line between hippie and homeless.
From the denverpost.com
Degorski gave Luna latex gloves and used a mop to clean up the scene, King said.
From the dailyherald.com
Guard Keyon Dooling managed to get only mop-up minutes as the third point guard.
From the orlandosentinel.com
His toothy grin and blond mop-top became the face of the missing-child movement.
From the economist.com
The decorative form is similar to reflex blooms without the mop-like appearance.
From the en.wikipedia.org
If Mika Vukona misses a rebound, Alex Pledger is right there to mop the ball up.
From the odt.co.nz
- Swab: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
- Wipe up: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"
- Pout: make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted"
- (mopping) swabbing: cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping"
- A mop is a mass or bundle of coarse strings or yarn, etc., or a piece of cloth, sponge, or other absorbent material, attached to a pole or stick. It is used to soak up liquid, for cleaning floors and other surfaces; or for other cleaning purposes. ...
- MOPS is the common name for the compound 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid, a buffer introduced by Good et al. in the 1960s. It is a structural analog to MES. Its chemical structure contains a morpholine ring. HEPES is a similar pH buffering compound which contains a piperazine ring. ...
- (Mops (genus)) Mops is a genus of bats in the Molossidae family. Species within this genus are: Subgenus Xiphonycteris * Mops bakarii * Sierra Leone Free-tailed Bat Mops brachypterus * Dwarf Free-tailed Bat Mops nanulus * Peterson's Free-tailed Bat Mops petersoni * Spurrell's Free-tailed Bat ...
- An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle; A dense head of hair; A fair where servants are hired; The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet; A made-up face; a grimace; To rub, scrub, ...
- (Mopping) In roofing, a layer of hot bitumen mopped between plies of roofing felt. Full mopping is the application of bitumen by mopping in such a manner that the surface being mopped is entirely coated with a reasonably uniform coating. ...
