What is another word for mops?

Pronunciation: [mˈɒps] (IPA)

Mops are cleaning tools used to clean floors, but sometimes, we want to use a different word to refer to them. Some synonyms for mops include brooms, brushes, and dustpans. Brooms are stiff, bristled brushes that are used to sweep floors and remove debris. Brushes, on the other hand, have softer bristles and are used to scrub floors or apply wax. Dustpans are shallow, flat containers used to scoop up dirt and dust that has been swept up. These tools are commonly used in households and commercial settings, and having a variety of synonyms for mops can add some variety to our vocabulary.

What are the hypernyms for Mops?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    cleaning tools, cleaning supplies, janitorial supplies, cleaning implements, floor care products, housekeeping supplies.

Usage examples for Mops

He listened to the sounds of scrubbing outside, vigorous thumps and kicks as the mops went to and fro.
"Command"
William McFee
The child was called by his name-Louise Chaffinger; he called her mops, because of her quantities of thick brown hair.
"The Story of Louie"
Oliver Onions
"mops," he had said by-and-by, blowing his nose again, "that was a lie you told them, wasn't it?"
"The Story of Louie"
Oliver Onions

Famous quotes with Mops

  • The white youth of today have begun to react to the fact that the American Way of Life is a fossil of history. What do they care if their old baldheaded and crew-cut elders don't dig their caveman mops? They couldn't care less about the old, stiff-assed honkies who don't like their new dances: Frog, Monkey, Jerk, Swim, Watusi. All they know is that it feels good to swing to way-out body-rhythms instead of dragging across the dance floor like zombies to the dead beat of mind-smothered Mickey Mouse music.
    Eldridge Cleaver
  • A mops thinks 'I commited heresy'. But did it? To be a heretic, you have to know the Spirit.
    Paul-Jean Toulet

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