cotton swab

noun

: a short stick that has round pieces of cotton at both ends

Examples of cotton swab in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dampen a cotton swab with the alcohol and gently rub the ink stain. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026

The scent is located on a cotton swab with oils of birch, anise, clove and cypress. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Use a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol to clean around the axle, if needed. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is good at calculating the costs of physical items, from a cotton swab to the wear and tear on a CT scanner. — Katie Palmer, STAT, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for cotton swab

• blob
• bob
• cob
• daub
• fob
• glob
• gob
• hob
• job
• knob
• lob
• mob