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wash /wosh/ transitive verb (pap washed, archaic washˈen)- To cleanse, or to free from impurities, etc, with water or other liquid
- To wet, moisten
- (of an animal) to clean by licking
- To flow over, past or against
- To sweep along, down, etc
- To form or erode by flowing over
- To cover with a thin coat of metal or paint
- To separate (ore, etc) from earth by means of water (mining)
- To launder (money, goods, etc) (informal)
transitive verb and intransitive verb (of water, etc) to have the property of cleansing intransitive verb- To clean oneself, clothes, etc with water
- To wash clothes, etc as one's employment
- To stand cleaning (with well, badly, etc)
- To be swept or carried by water
- To stand the test, bear investigation (informal)
noun- A washing
- The process of washing
- A collection of articles for washing or just having been washed
- That with which anything is washed
- A lotion
- The break of waves on the shore
- The sound of water breaking, lapping, etc
- The rough water left behind by a boat, etc, or the disturbed air behind an aerofoil, etc (also figurative)
- The shallow part of a river or arm of the sea
- A marsh or fen
- Erosion by flowing water
- Alluvial matter
- A liquor of fermented malt prior to distillation
- Waste liquor, refuse of food, etc, esp for giving to pigs
- A watery mixture
- A thin, tasteless drink
- Insipid discourse in speech or writing
- A broad but thin layer of colour put on with a long sweep of the brush
- A thin coat of paint, metal, etc
- An outcome or situation in which there is no appreciable gain or loss (US inf)
- The blade of an oar
- The material from which valuable minerals may be extracted by washing (mining)
ORIGIN: OE wæscan, wascan; found in other Gmc languages eg OHGer wascan (Ger waschen); same root as water washabilˈity noun washˈable adjective That may be washed without damage washˈer noun - Someone who washes
- A washing machine
- A facecloth (Aust)
- A ring, usu flat, of metal, rubber, etc, to keep joints or nuts secure, etc (perh a different word)
- Hence derisively (in pl) small change (slang)
transitive verb To fit with a washer or washers washˈery noun - A washhouse (archaic)
- A place in which an industrial washing process takes place (eg of coal, ore or wool)
washˈiness noun - The state of being watery
- Feebleness
washˈing noun - The act of cleansing, wetting or coating, with liquid
- Clothes or other articles washed or to be washed
- A thin coating
- The action of breaking, lapping, etc (of waves, etc)
- (usu in pl) liquid that has been used to wash something, or matter separated or carried away by water or other liquid
adjective- That washes
- Used for washing
- Washable
washˈy adjective - Watery, moist
- Thin, feeble
- Faded
washˈ-and-wearˈ adjective (of garments or fabrics) easily washed, quick-drying, and requiring no ironing washˈ-away noun (esp Aust) - The destruction of part of a road, railway, etc by flooding
- The breach so caused
- An erosion of the earth by the action of water
- The channel so made
washˈball noun A ball of toilet-soap washˈbasin, washˈbowl or washhand basin noun A basin to wash one's face and hands, etc in washˈboard noun - A corrugated metal board for rubbing clothes on in washing (also washˈing-board), utilized as a percussion instrument in certain types of music, eg skiffle or Country and Western
- A thin plank on a boat's gunwale to prevent the sea from breaking over
- A skirting-board (dialect)
washˈ-bottˈle or washˈing-bottˈle noun - A bottle containing liquid used for purifying gases
- A bottle with tubes through the stopper, enabling a stream of cleansing liquid to be directed onto a chemical or a piece of apparatus
washˈcloth noun - A piece of cloth used in washing, esp a dishcloth
- A facecloth or flannel (N American)
washˈday noun A day (or the regular day) when one washes one's clothes and linen (also washˈing-day) washˈ-dirt noun Earth to be washed for gold wash drawing noun A drawing in pencil or pen and ink over which a transparent wash is applied by brush washedˈ-outˈ adjective - Deprived of colour, esp by washing
- Deprived of energy or animation (informal)
washedˈ-upˈ adjective - Deprived of energy or animation (informal)
- Done for, at the end of one's resources (slang)
- Unsuccessful (slang)
- Finished (with with; slang)
washer-driˈer or washer-dryˈer noun A combined washing machine and drier washˈerman or washˈerwoman noun (old) A man or woman who washes clothes, esp for a living washˈ-gildˈing noun A gilding made with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold washˈhouse or washˈing-house noun (old) A house or room for washing clothes in washˈ-in or washˈ-out noun An increase (or decrease) in the angle of incidence, ie the angle between the chord of a wing and the wind relative to the aeroplane, in approaching the wing tip along the camber washing-blue see under blue1 washing line noun A clothes-line washing machine noun A machine for washing clothes washing powder or washing liquid noun A powdered or liquid preparation used in washing clothes washing-soda see soda washˈing-upˈ noun - The washing of dishes and cutlery after a meal
- The crockery, cutlery, etc to be washed after use
washing-up machine noun (old) A dishwasher washˈland noun An area of land periodically flooded by overflow water from a river, stream, or from the sea wash leather noun - Split sheepskin prepared with oil in imitation of chamois
- A piece of this for washing windows
- Buff-leather for regimental belts
washˈ-out or washˈout noun - An erosion of earth by the action of water
- The hole or channel so made
- An event spoilt or cancelled because of rain
- A complete failure (informal)
- A useless person (informal)
- See also wash-in above
washˈpot noun A vessel for washing one's hands, etc, or for boiling clothes in washˈrag noun (N American) - A facecloth, a flannel
- A servant who washes dishes (obsolete)
washˈroom noun - A room containing lavatories and facilities for washing
- A lavatory (chiefly N American)
wash sale noun (US) The dishonest practice of buying and immediately re-selling large quantities of a stock at an inflated price, so as to create a false impression of strong market interest in it washˈstand or washhand stand noun (old) A piece of furniture for holding jug, basin and other requisites for washing oneself washˈtub noun - Orig a tub for washing clothes in
- A washing machine
washˈ-up noun - A washing-up
- A washing-up place
- Anything cast up by the sea, etc
- The washing of ore
- A quantity of gold obtained by washing
- An outcome or result (Aust sl)
- The period at the end of a parliament in which the government seeks to settle its unfinished business (Brit)
washˈwipe noun (in a motor vehicle) a mechanism for spraying the front or the rear windscreen with washing fluid, which is distributed and wiped off by the windscreen wiper come out in the wash - (of a stain, etc) to disappear on washing
- To become intelligible, work out satisfactorily (figurative; informal)
wash away - (of flowing water) to carry off by force
- To obliterate
wash down - (of liquid) to carry downward
- To wash from top to bottom
- To help the swallowing or digestion of (a solid food) with a drink
wash its face (slang) (of an undertaking) to just pay its way wash one's hands of To disclaim responsibility for wash out - To remove by washing
- To wash free from dirt or soap, etc
- (of colours or design) to disappear or become fainter as a result of washing
- To rain off
- To cancel (informal)
- To exhaust (informal; esp in passive)
- To bring the blade of an oar not cleanly out of the water (rowing)
wash up - To wash the dishes and cutlery after a meal
- To wash one's hands and face (esp US)
- To sweep up onto the shore
- To spoil (informal; esp in passive)
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