Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors.

synoniemen: swab, swob.

Roget 652: cleanness, cleanliness etc. adj.; purity; cleaning etc. v.; purification, defecation etc. v.; purgation, lustration^†; detersion^†, abstersion^†; epuration^†, mundation^†; ablution, lavation^†, colature^†; disinfection etc. v.; drainage, sewerage.    lavatory, laundry, washhouse^†; washerwoman, laundress, dhobi^†, laundryman, washerman^†; scavenger, dustman^†, sweep; white wings brush [U.S.]; broom, besom^†, mop, rake, shovel, sieve, riddle, screen, filter; blotter.    napkin, cloth, maukin^†, malkin^†, handkerchief, towel, sudary^†; doyley^†, doily, duster, sponge, mop, swab.    cover, drugget^†.    wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative; purifier etc. v.; disinfectant; aperient^†; benzene, benzine benzol, benolin^†; bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent^†, laxative.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: zwabber
Pools: mop

To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop:
— Mop the hallway now.
— He mopped her forehead with a towel.

synoniemen: mop up, wipe up.

Roget 652: be clean, render clean etc. adj.; clean, cleanse; mundify^†, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up.    wash, lave, launder, buck; absterge^†, deterge^†; decrassify^†; clear, purify; depurate^†, despumate^†, defecate; purge, expurgate, elutriate [Chem], lixiviate^†, edulcorate^†, clarify, refine, rack; filter, filtrate; drain, strain.    disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize; whitewash; castrate, emasculate.    sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep.    rout out, clear out, sweep out &c.; make a clean sweep of.    ... meer laten zien

Make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip:
— Mop and mow.

synoniemen: mow, pout.

Someone who wastes time.

synoniemen: dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger.

Roget 837: dejection; dejectedness etc. adj.; depression, prosternation^†; lowness of spirits, depression of spirits; weight on the spirits, oppression on the spirits, damp on the spirits; low spirits, bad spirits, drooping spirits, depressed spirits; heart sinking; heaviness of heart, failure of heart.    heaviness etc. adj.; infestivity^†, gloom; weariness etc. 841; taedium vitae, disgust of life; mal du pays etc. (regret) 833; anhedonia^†.    melancholy; sadness etc. adj.; il penseroso [It], melancholia, dismals^†, blues, lachrymals^†, mumps^†, dumps, blue devils, doldrums; vapors, megrims, spleen, horrors, hypochondriasis [Med.], pessimism; la maladie sans maladie [Fr.]; despondency, slough of Despond; disconsolateness etc. adj.; hope deferred, blank despondency; voiceless woe.    prostration of soul; broken heart; despair etc. 859; cave of despair, cave of Trophonius demureness etc. adj.; gravity, solemnity; long face, grave face.    hypochondriac, seek sorrow, self-tormentor, heautontimorumenos^†, malade imaginaire [Fr.], medecin tant pis [Fr.]; croaker, pessimist; mope, mopus^†.    [Cause of dejection] affliction etc. 830; sorry sight; memento mori [Lat.]; damper, wet blanket, Job's comforter.    ... meer laten zien

Move around slowly and aimlessly.

synoniem: mope around.

Roget 837: be dejected etc. adj.; grieve; mourn etc. (lament) 839; take on, give way, lose heart, despond, droop, sink.    lower, look downcast, frown, pout; hang down the head; pull a long face, make a long face; laugh on the wrong side of the mouth; grin a ghastly smile; look blue, look like a drowned man; lay to heart, take to heart.    mope, brood over; fret; sulk; pine, pine away; yearn; repine etc. (regret) 833; despair etc. 859.    refrain from laughter, keep one's countenance; be grave, look grave etc. adj.; repress a smile.    depress; discourage, dishearten; dispirit; damp, dull, deject, lower, sink, dash, knock down, unman, prostrate, break one's heart; frown upon; cast a gloom, cast a shade on; sadden; damp one's hopes, dash one's hopes, wither one's hopes; weigh on the mind, lie heavy on the mind, prey on the mind, weigh on the spirits, lie heavy on the spirits, prey on the spirits; damp the spirits, depress the spirits.    ... meer laten zien

Be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed.

synoniemen: moon about, moon around.

Nederlands: slapen, suffen