English dictionary
wash
/w/A//S/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Washy; weak.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a thin coat of water-base paint
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the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
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the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
Synonyms dry washSource: WordNet 3.0
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the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
ExamplesFrom the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water.
Synonyms washoutSource: WordNet 3.0
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the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
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a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
Synonyms wash drawingSource: WordNet 3.0
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garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
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any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
ExamplesAt the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash.
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The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once.
Source: webster1913
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Gravel and other rock débris transported and deposited by running water; coarse alluvium.
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verb
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clean with some chemical process
Synonyms rinseSource: WordNet 3.0
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cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
Synonyms laveSource: WordNet 3.0
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cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
ExamplesWash the towels, please!
Synonyms launderSource: WordNet 3.0
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move by or as if by water
ExamplesThe swollen river washed away the footbridge.
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be capable of being washed
ExamplesDoes this material wash?
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admit to testing or proof
ExamplesThis silly excuse won't wash in traffic court.
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separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
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apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
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remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
ExamplesHe washed the dirt from his coat.
The nurse washed away the blood.
Can you wash away the spots on the windows?
He managed to wash out the stains.
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form by erosion
ExamplesThe river washed a ravine into the mountainside.
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make moist
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wash or flow against
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to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
ExamplesThe cat washes several times a day.
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To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to <i>wash</i> the hands or body; to <i>wash</i> garments; to <i>wash</i> sheep or wool; to <i>wash</i> the pavement or floor; to <i>wash</i> the bark of trees.
Source: webster1913
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To perform the act of ablution.
Source: webster1913
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To cause dephosphorisation of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
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To use washes, as for the face or hair.
Source: webster1913