whitewashnoun
uk/ˈwaɪt.wɒʃ/us/ˈwaɪt.wɑːʃ/whitewash noun (PAINT)
[ U ] a white liquid that is a mixture of lime or powdered chalk and water, used for making walls or ceilings white
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Paints, dyes & pigments
- colourway
- distemper
- dye
- emulsion
- flaxseed oil
- glossy
- Indian ink
- ink
- inky
- pigment
- poster paint
- primer
- propanone
- rinse
- satin
- tint
- toner
- varnished
- warpaint
- white spirit
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whitewash noun (ATTEMPT TO HIDE)
[ S ] disapproving an attempt to stop people finding out the true facts about a situation:
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Secrecy and privacy
- anonymity
- anonymize
- anonymous
- backroom
- backstage
- counsel
- dissimulate
- dissimulation
- entre nous
- executive privilege
- furtive
- lid
- lip
- private
- privately
- privileged
- sanctum
- secrecy
- skeleton
- sweep
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whitewash noun (DEFEAT)
[ C ] UK informal a complete defeat in a game or competition:
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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
- against the run of play idiom
- close-run
- do the double over sb idiom
- drubbing
- game changer
- game-changing
- hold
- lead 1
- pip
- pummel
- retire
- run away with sth
- sink
- square
- strike gold idiom
- varsity
- walkaway
- walkover
- win
- won
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whitewashverb [ T ]
uk/ˈwaɪt.wɒʃ/us/ˈwaɪt.wɑːʃ/whitewash verb [ T ] (HIDE)
disapproving to make something bad seem acceptable by hiding the truth:
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Secrecy and privacy
- anonymity
- anonymize
- anonymous
- backroom
- backstage
- counsel
- dissimulate
- dissimulation
- entre nous
- executive privilege
- furtive
- lid
- lip
- private
- privately
- privileged
- sanctum
- secrecy
- skeleton
- sweep
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whitewash verb [ T ] (DEFEAT)
UK informal to defeat a player or team completely, especially while preventing them from scoring any points
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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
- against the run of play idiom
- close-run
- do the double over sb idiom
- drubbing
- game changer
- game-changing
- hold
- lead 1
- pip
- pummel
- retire
- run away with sth
- sink
- square
- strike gold idiom
- varsity
- walkaway
- walkover
- win
- won
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whitewash verb [ T ] (PAINT)
to paint walls or buildings using whitewash
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Covering and adding layers
- asphalt
- bestrew
- binder
- blanket
- blindfold
- carpet
- coat
- fall over sth/sb
- film
- film over
- fur
- gild
- gum sth up
- inlay
- pad
- proof
- resurface
- seal
- swathe
- wreathe
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