cotton swab

noun

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

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If the tree is growing inside, help the pollination process along by swabbing inside each blossom one after another with a cotton swab or small paintbrush, transferring pollen. —Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023

Apply the solution with a cotton swab and gently rub away stains. —Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2022

Bennett suggests applying a small amount of non-gel toothpaste to a cotton swab and gently massaging it into the stain. —Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 1 Feb. 2023

To clear the debris that’s causing the bump, use a cotton swab to dot on a spot treatment with salicylic acid as precisely as possible (try Mario Badescu Drying Lotion). —Jennifer G. Sullivan, Allure, 30 Jan. 2023

Just dip a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol and lightly rub the stain to wipe away the marks. —Lauren Smith Mcdonough, Good Housekeeping, 25 Jan. 2023

Hopefully your first-aid kit has tweezers, because some of the alternatives—like superglue on a cotton swab—have the potential to go seriously wrong. —Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 Dec. 2022

Carefully dab mealy bugs with a cotton swab saturated in rubbing alcohol. —Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022

For smaller stains, use a cotton swab to dab the hydrogen peroxide on the stain. —Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022

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