10
scrubbing(noun, verb, purification, cleansing, housework)
10
scrub(noun, clean, scour)
6
washing(noun, scrubbing, housework, spring-cleaning)
5
foraging(verb, searching)
5
janitorial
5
polishing
5
rasping(noun, adjective, clean, stroke, pat)
5
scour(noun, verb, clean, scrub)
5
scraping(noun, verb, clean, stroke, pat)
4
buffing
4
burnishing
4
chafing
4
cleaning(noun, verb, scrubbing, housework, spring-cleaning)
3
cleansing(noun, purification, scrubbing, housework, spring-cleaning)
3
combing(verb, searching)
3
flushing
3
grazing
3
mopping
3
rinsing
3
rummaging(verb, searching)
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