Noun

• S: (n) swab (implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) implement (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)
• S: (n) bar (a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon) "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
• S: (n) beater (an implement for beating)
• S: (n) brush (an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) bottlebrush (a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles)
• S: (n) bristle brush (a brush that is made with the short stiff hairs of an animal or plant)
• S: (n) clothesbrush (a brush used for cleaning clothing)
• S: (n) hairbrush (a brush used to groom a person's hair)
• S: (n) nailbrush (a brush used to clean a person's fingernails)
• S: (n) paintbrush (a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint))
• S: (n) sable, sable brush, sable's hair pencil (an artist's brush made of sable hairs)
• S: (n) scrub brush, scrubbing brush, scrubber (a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning)
• S: (n) shaving brush (a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving)
• S: (n) toothbrush (small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth)
• part meronym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) buff, buffer (an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring))
• S: (n) candlesnuffer (an implement with a small cup at the end of a handle; used to extinguish the flame of a candle)
• S: (n) cleaning implement, cleaning device, cleaning equipment (any of a large class of implements used for cleaning)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) eraser (an implement used to erase something)
• S: (n) fire iron (metal fireside implements)
• S: (n) flail (an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing)
• S: (n) hook (a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something)
• S: (n) iron, branding iron (implement used to brand live stock)
• S: (n) leather strip (implement consisting of a strip of leather)
• S: (n) needle (a sharp pointed implement (usually steel))
• S: (n) oar (an implement used to propel or steer a boat)
• S: (n) rod (a long thin implement made of metal or wood)
• S: (n) sharpener (any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper) "a knife sharpener"
• S: (n) snuffer (a cone-shaped implement with a handle; for extinguishing candles)
• S: (n) spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance (an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish)
• S: (n) spike (a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)) "one of the spikes impaled him"
• S: (n) sports implement (an implement used in a sport)
• S: (n) stick (an implement consisting of a length of wood) "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
• S: (n) stick (a long thin implement resembling a length of wood) "cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of dynamite"
• S: (n) stirrer (an implement used for stirring)
• S: (n) strickle (a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure)
• S: (n) swab (implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion)
• S: (n) swatter, flyswatter, flyswat (an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects)
• S: (n) tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)
• S: (n) tuning fork (a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments)
• S: (n) utensil (an implement for practical use (especially in a household))
• S: (n) writing implement (an implement that is used to write)
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) swab, swob, mop (cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors)

Verb

• S: (v) swab, swob (wash with a swab or a mop) "swab the ship's decks"
• S: (v) dab, swab, swob (apply (usually a liquid) to a surface) "dab the wall with paint"