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wash > 21 senses
NOUN1washA thin coat of water-base paint
2wash, washing, lavationThe work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
3wash, dry washThe dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
4wash, washoutThe erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
5wash, slipstream, airstream, race, backwashThe flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
6wash, wash drawingA watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
7wash, laundry, washing, washablesGarments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
8washAny enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
VERB1wash, rinseClean with some chemical process
2wash, laveCleanse (one's body) with soap and water
3wash, launderCleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
4washMove by or as if by water
5washBe capable of being washed
6washAdmit to testing or proof
7washSeparate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
8washApply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
9wash, wash out, wash off, wash awayRemove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
10washForm by erosion
11wash, moisten, dampenMake moist
12wash, lave, lapWash or flow against
13washTo cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
wash > pronunciation
Soundswaa'sh; wao'sh
Rhymesawash, backwash, bosh, and 15 more rhymes in aash at the HyperDic website...
Bosch, macintosh, McIntosh, and 3 more rhymes in aosh at the HyperDic website...
wash > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA thin coat of water-base paint.
Narrowerblackwash; calcimine; color wash, colour wash; whitewash
Broaderwater-base paint
Verbswash
wash > noun 2, act
MeaningThe work of cleansing (usually with soap and water).
Synonymswashing, lavation
Partsrinse, rinsing
Narrowerwashup, bathing; ablution; dishwashing, washup; washing-up; window-washing; rinse; soak, soaking; laundering
Broaderwork
Verbswash; wash; wash; wash
wash > noun 3, object
MeaningThe dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon).
Synonymsdry wash
RegionWest, western United States
Broaderstreambed, creek bed
wash > noun 4, process
MeaningThe erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway).
Examples"from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
Synonymswashout
Narrowerrain-wash
Broadersoil erosion
wash > noun 5, phenomenon
MeaningThe flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller.
Synonymsslipstream, airstream, race, backwash
Broaderflow
wash > noun 6, artifact
MeaningA watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other.
Synonymswash drawing
Broaderwatercolor, watercolour
wash > noun 7, artifact
MeaningGarments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering.
Synonymslaundry, washing, washables
Broadergarment; white goods, household linen
Verbswash; wash
wash > noun 8, act
MeaningAny enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out.
Examples"at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"
Broaderbusiness activity, commercial activity
Usagecolloquialism
wash > verb 1, contact
MeaningClean with some chemical process.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey wash the cape
Synonymsrinse
Narrowerelute
Broaderwash, launder
Similar towash, wash out, wash off, wash away; wash, launder; wash
Nounswasher; washer; wash
wash > verb 2, body
MeaningCleanse (one's body) with soap and water.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelThey wash; They wash themselves
Synonymslave
Entailed bysoap, lather
Narrowersponge down; scrub, scrub up; gargle, rinse; shampoo; hush
Broadercleanse, clean
Similar towash
See alsowash up
Nounswash, washing
wash > verb 3, contact
MeaningCleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey wash the cape
Examples"Wash the towels, please!"
Synonymslaunder
Narrowerwater-wash; wash, rinse; wash out; pressure-wash, powerwash; suds; rinse, rinse off; cradle; stonewash, stone-wash; handwash, hand-wash; machine wash, machine-wash; acid-wash
Broaderclean, make clean
Similar towash, rinse; wash
Nounswasher; washer; wash; wash
wash > verb 4, motion
MeaningMove by or as if by water.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
Broadermove, displace
Similar towash
wash > verb 5, stative
MeaningBe capable of being washed.
PatternSomething ----s; Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Examples"Does this material wash?"
Broaderbe
Similar towash, launder
Nounswash
wash > verb 6, stative
MeaningAdmit to testing or proof.
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
Broaderstand
wash > verb 7, contact
MeaningSeparate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals).
PatternSomebody ----s something
Entailsrinse, rinse off
Narrowerpan, pan out, pan off
Broaderseparate
Similar towash, rinse
wash > verb 8, contact
MeaningApply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Narrowerwhitewash
Broadercover
Nounswash
wash > verb 9, change
MeaningRemove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"he 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"
Synonymswash out, wash off, wash away
Broaderremove, take, take away, withdraw
Similar towash, rinse; wash out
wash > verb 10, change
MeaningForm by erosion.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
Broadererode, eat away, fret
Similar towash
wash > verb 11, change
MeaningMake moist.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsmoisten, dampen
Narrowerhumidify, moisturize, moisturise; baste
Broaderwet
wash > verb 12, change
MeaningWash or flow against.
PatternSomething ----s something
Synonymslave, lap
Broaderflow
wash > verb 13, body
MeaningTo cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking.
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"The cat washes several times a day"
Broadercleanse, clean
Similar towash, lave
Nounswash

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