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wash - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) |
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washing,
lavation |
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work activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"
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bathing,
washup immersing the body in water or sunshine
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ablution the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
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dishwashing,
washup the act of washing dishes
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washing-up the washing of dishes etc after a meal
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window-washing the activity of washing windows
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rinse washing lightly without soap
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soak,
soaking washing something by allowing it to soak
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rinsing,
rinse washing lightly without soap
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laundering washing clothes and bed linens
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wash - a thin coat of water-base paint |
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water-base paint paint in which water is used as the vehicle
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blackwash a wash that colors a surface black
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calcimine a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings
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color wash,
colour wash a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment
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whitewash a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
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wash - any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash" |
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business activity,
commercial activity activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
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colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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wash - the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon) |
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creek bed,
streambed a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream
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western united states,
west a location in the western part of a country, region, or city
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wash - a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other |
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water-color,
water-colour,
watercolor,
watercolour the art or technique of painting with watercolors
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wash - cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!" |
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launder |
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wash to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"
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make clean,
clean remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
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water-wash wash with water
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rinse,
wash wash off soap or remaining dirt
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wash out lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine"
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powerwash,
pressure-wash wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew; "pressure-wash the house"
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suds wash in suds
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rinse off,
rinse wash off soap or remaining dirt
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cradle run with the stick
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stone-wash,
stonewash wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance; "stonewash blue jeans"
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hand-wash,
handwash wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine; "This delicate sweater must be handwashed"
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machine-wash,
machine wash wash by machine; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?"
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acid-wash wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look; "acid-wash blue jeans"
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wash - cleanse (one's body) with soap and water |
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lave |
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wash to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"
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cleanse,
clean clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
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lave,
wash up wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"
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sponge down wash with a sponge
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scrub up,
scrub wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
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gargle,
rinse rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with this liquid"
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shampoo use shampoo on (hair)
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hush run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
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wash - clean with some chemical process |
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rinse |
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launder,
wash convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
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wash to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"
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wash off,
wash away,
wash out,
wash eliminate; "wash away all the differences"
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swear out,
process,
serve subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
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elute wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography
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wash - separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals) |
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rinse off,
rinse wash off soap or remaining dirt
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separate divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
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rinse,
wash wash off soap or remaining dirt
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pan off,
pan out,
pan be a success; "The idea panned out"
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wash - be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?" |
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be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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wash - to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day" |
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cleanse,
clean clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
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wash - remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "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" |
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take away,
remove,
withdraw,
take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
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rinse,
wash wash off soap or remaining dirt
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wash out lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine"
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wash - apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to |
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cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"
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whitewash exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
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wash - form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside" |
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wash to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"
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eat away,
erode,
fret remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"
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wash - move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge" |
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displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
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wash to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"
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wash - admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court" |
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stand have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?"
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