| Sounds | waa'sh; wao'sh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | awash ... whitewash: 18 rhymes with aash... | |
| Bosch ... quash: 6 rhymes with aosh... | ||
| Meaning | A thin coat of water-base paint. | |
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| Narrower | blackwash | A wash that colors a surface black |
| calcimine | A water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring | |
| color wash, colour wash | A wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment | |
| whitewash | wash consisting of lime and size in water | |
| Broader | water-base paint | paint in which water is used as the vehicle |
| Verbs | wash | apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to |
| Meaning | The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water). | |
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| Synonyms | washing, lavation | |
| Parts | rinse, rinsing | The removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing |
| Narrower | ablution | The ritual washing of a priest's / priest's hands or of sacred vessels |
| dishwashing, washup | The act of washing dishes | |
| laundering | washing clothes and bed linens | |
| rinse | washing lightly without soap | |
| soak, soaking | washing something by allowing it to soak | |
| washing-up | The washing of dishes etc after a meal | |
| washup, bathing | The act of washing yourself (or another person) | |
| window-washing | The activity of washing windows | |
| Broader | work | Activity directed toward making or doing something |
| Spanish | colada, lavado | |
| Catalan | bugada, rentat | |
| Verbs | wash | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water |
| wash | to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking | |
| wash | cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water | |
| wash | be capable of being washed | |
| Meaning | The dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon). | |
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| Synonym | dry wash | |
| Region | West, western United States | The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River |
| Broader | streambed, creek bed | A channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream |
| Meaning | The erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway). | |
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| Example | "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water" | |
| Synonym | washout | |
| Narrower | rain-wash | The washing away of soil or other loose material by rain |
| Broader | soil erosion | The washing away of soil by the flow of water |
| Spanish | derrubio, lavado | |
| Meaning | The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller. | |
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| Synonyms | slipstream, airstream, race, backwash | |
| Broader | flow | Any uninterrupted stream or discharge |
| Spanish | estela, rebufo | |
| Catalan | estela | |
| Meaning | A watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other. | |
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| Synonym | wash drawing | |
| Broader | watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour | A painting produced with watercolors / watercolors |
| Meaning | garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering. | |
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| Synonyms | laundry, washing, washables | |
| Broader | garment | An article of clothing |
| white goods, household linen | drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth | |
| Spanish | colada | |
| Catalan | bugada | |
| Verbs | wash | cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water |
| wash | clean with some chemical process | |
| Meaning | Any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out. | |
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| Example | "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash" | |
| Broader | business activity, commercial activity | Activity undertaken as part of a commercial ... / commercial enterprise |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | lavado de dinero, operación ficticia | |
| Meaning | clean with some chemical process. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They wash the cape | |
| Synonym | rinse | |
| Narrower | elute | wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography |
| Broader | serve, process, swear out | deliver a warrant or summons to someone |
| Similar to | wash, wash out, wash off, wash away | Remove by the application of water or other liquid / liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent |
| wash, launder | cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water | |
| wash | separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals) | |
| Spanish | enjuagar, lavar | |
| Adjectives | washable | capable of being washed without injury |
| Nouns | wash | garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering |
| washer | a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically | |
| washer | someone who washes things for a living | |
| Meaning | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They wash; They wash themselves | |
| Synonym | lave | |
| Entailed by | soap, lather | rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning |
| Narrower | gargle, rinse | rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash |
| hush | wash by removing particles | |
| scrub, scrub up | wash thoroughly | |
| shampoo | Use shampoo on (hair) | |
| sponge down | wash with a sponge | |
| Broader | cleanse, clean | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing |
| See also | wash up | wash one's face and hands |
| Similar to | wash | To cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking |
| Spanish | lavarse, lavar | |
| Catalan | rentar-se, rentar | |
| Nouns | wash, washing | the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) |
| Meaning | Move by or as if by water. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The swollen river washed away the footbridge" | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Similar to | wash | form by erosion |
| Meaning | Be capable of being washed. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something ----s Adjective/Noun | |
| Example | "Does this material wash?" | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Similar to | wash, launder | cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water |
| Adjectives | washable | capable of being washed without injury |
| Nouns | wash | the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) |
| Meaning | Admit to testing or proof. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court" | |
| Broader | stand | Be in effect |
| Meaning | separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals) . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Entails | rinse, rinse off | wash off soap or remaining dirt |
| Narrower | pan, pan out, pan off | wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals |
| Broader | separate | divide into components or constituents |
| Similar to | wash, rinse | clean with some chemical process |
| Spanish | cribar | |
| Meaning | apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Narrower | whitewash | Cover with whitewash |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Nouns | wash | a thin coat of water-base paint |
| Meaning | Remove by the application of water or other liquid / liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | wash out, wash off, wash away | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Similar to | wash, rinse | clean with some chemical process |
| wash out | wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt | |
| Spanish | lavar | |
| Catalan | rentar | |
| Meaning | form by erosion. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside" | |
| Broader | erode, eat away, fret | Remove soil or rock |
| Similar to | wash | Move by or as if by water |
| Meaning | make moist. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | moisten, dampen | |
| Narrower | baste | Cover with liquid / liquid before cooking |
| humidify, moisturize, moisturise | make (more) humid | |
| Broader | wet | Cause to become wet |
| Spanish | hidratar, humectar, humedecer, lavar, mojar | |
| Catalan | humitejar, mullar, xopar | |
| Meaning | wash or flow against. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | lave, lap | |
| Broader | flow | Cover or swamp with water |
| Meaning | To cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The cat washes several times a day" | |
| Broader | cleanse, clean | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing |
| Similar to | wash, lave | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water |
| Nouns | wash | the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) |
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