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washing-up water in British English (ˌwɒʃɪŋˈʌp ˈwɔːtə) nounwater used for washing dishes Examples of 'washing-up water' in a sentencewashing-up water Every bowl of washing-up water was carried out to keep things growing.A bowl of soapy washing-up water is harmless as long as it is no more than tepid.I once put an electric whisk that was still plugged in straight into a bowl of washing-up water.What lawns deserve is grey water, that basinful of (cooled) soapy washing-up water, the sluiced out teapot, the diverted bathwater.There's nothing like a bowl of cooled washing-up water to please a thirsty plant or lawn. |