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Scrub (medicine) and welcome 1, verb (oh)


Scrub (medicine)


scrub


1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. "A sorry scrub." "We should go there in as proper a manner possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us." (Goldsmith)

2. Something small and mean.

3. A worn-out brush.

4. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc.

5. One of the commen live stock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially. When inferior in size, etc.

<zoology> Scrub bird, an Australian passerine bird of the family Atrichornithidae, as Atrichia clamosa; called also brush bird.

<botany> Scrub oak, an Australian singing bird of the genus Drymodes.

Source: Websters Dictionary


welcome 1, verb (oh)



to say hello in a friendly way to someone who has just arrived
-synonym greet greet
::I must be there to welcome my guests.
::They welcomed us warmly .
::His family welcomed me with open arms (=in a very friendly way) .
to be glad to accept something
::The college welcomes applications from people of all races.
::We would welcome any advice or suggestions with open arms .
to be glad that something has happened because you think it is a good idea
::Economists have welcomed the decision to raise interest rates.