Word Finder - mop

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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.

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A wash with a mop; the act of mopping

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He gave the floor a quick mop to soak up the spilt juice.

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A dense head of hair.

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He ran a comb through his mop and hurried out the door.

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A fair where servants are hired.

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The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.

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A made-up face; a grimace.

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To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.

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to mop (or scrub) a floor

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To make a wry expression with the mouth.

I'll gag him and mop up the blood, too.

Maria was already on the stairs, dust rag and mop in hand.

And don't mop up the floor!

She gave the floor one last swipe with the mop as she backed out the door.

He now saw clearly the figure of a red-haired gunner with his shako knocked awry, pulling one end of a mop while a French soldier tugged at the other.

If the blowing iron is held vertically with the bulb uppermost the bulb becomes flattened and shallow, if the bulb is allowed to hang downwards it becomes elongated and reduced in diameter, and if the end of the bulb is pierced and the iron is held horizontally and sharply trundled, as a mop is trundled, the bulb opens out into a flattened disk.

Do not use a wet mop on your laminate floor.

She watched him mop his brow again.

I wouldn't be surprised he used them to mop up something, blood perhaps.

Middle-aged men wear the hair about an inch and a half long; young men and boys in a huge mop; while married women wear it in a chignon, and girls in mop-form but plaited.

Their hair is dark brown or black; smooth and curly, very different from the frizzly mop of the Papuan or the lank straight locks of the Malay.

They occupy the extreme east limits of Papuan territory and are usually classified as Melanesians; but they are physically superior to the pure examples of that race, combining their dark colour, harsh hirsute skin, crisp hair, which is bleached with lime and worn in an elaborately trained mop, and muscular limbs, with the handsome features and well proportioned bodies of the Polynesians.

A huge, broad-shouldered gunner, Number One, holding a mop, his legs far apart, sprang to the wheel; while Number Two with a trembling hand placed a charge in the cannon's mouth.

Mop the floor smoothly following the grain of the wood.

In addition, the maintenance required for a bamboo floor is simple; just mop and dust.

Use only a damp mop after vacuuming up dirt and debris.

In general, all that's needed to keep your laminate floor looking fresh and clean is to brush over it with a soft-headed broom or brush or a slightly damp mop.

These cloths can be used on your mop in both wet and dry floor cleaning procedures.

A damp mop picks up dust and dirt but does not soak the floor.

You can also damp mop the laminate but you don't want standing water on the planks.

If there is any stuck-on dirt or dust, wipe it away with a dampened stringy mop.

A French mop bonnet made with delicate layers of lace and a beautiful silk ribbon would look beautiful on a French Bebe or a large size Jumeau doll.

Try to place the purifier on a tiled floor, which you can easily clean with a mop and some soapy water or a small vacuum cleaner.

Introduced to the product line in 2010, the Shark 2-in-1 Vac-Then-Steam is designed to allow users to vacuum and mop hard floor surfaces with just one appliance.

The appliance serves as both a vacuum cleaner and as steam mop, effectively functioning as two appliances all in a single unit.

My floor seemed to be much cleaner when I was finished than when using a broom and a mop on it.

While sweeping always seems to leave behind small particles that end up being pushed around by the mop, that wasn't the case with the Shark 2-in-1 model floor cleaner.

It was quite easy to change the appliance from vacuum mode to steam mop mode.

While I expected to have to go through an ordeal to switch the unit from vacuum to steam mop, this wasn't the case at all.

If you're interested in trying out this powerful floor vacuum/steam mop combination yourself, the unit is available from many retail stores and online retailers, including Amazon.com.

Simply purchase a nostalgic-looking red polyester floor-length gown and trim it with delicate lace details, a white ruffled apron and a red, mop cap.

It is perfect for use as a dust mop on a daily basis and then damp mopping as needed.

The average person cleans their tile with a mop or sponge.

Instead, use your mop or a rag to get the job done.

The Shark Steam Pocket Mop is not named for its compact size.

Instead, it gets its name from the "steam pocket" that surrounds the mop's head.

This steam pocket is essentially a double-sided microfiber pad that fits around the end of the mop like a sleeve.

It's designed to retain heat even when the mop is releasing steam to better clean and sanitize floors than a traditional mop would.

This mop cleans without the use of any type of soap or cleaning spray.

Using this mop requires a three-step setup.

Lay your mop flat on the floor so that you can easily access the water tank's cap.

Run water into the filling flask, which comes with the mop, until it is completely full.

Decide which mop head you would like to use and choose the appropriate pocket.

Push the mop head into the side of the pocket with no loop, starting at the corner.

Pull the loop to secure the rest of the pocket to the mop head.

Secure the pocket with its hook and loop fasteners so that it doesn't move around when you mop.

Hold the mop head so that this hole is pointed back toward the mop's handle.

Once the mop is assembled, plug it in and let it warm up for 30 seconds.

Push the head across the floor just like you would any other mop, flipping the head over as needed to access both sides of the pad.

The Shark Steam Pocket Mop measures 7" long by 14" wide by 25" wide, handle included.