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Meaning
Verb
●
To
clean
with water.
●
To
move
or
erode
by the
force
of water in motion.
●
In Mining:
To
separate
valuable
material
(such as
gold
) from
worthless
material
by the
action
of
flowing
water.
●
To
clean
oneself
with water.
●
To
cover
with water or any
liquid
; to
wet
; to
fall on
and moisten.
●
To
move
with a
lapping
or
swashing
sound
; to
lap
or splash.
●
To be
eroded
or
carried away
by the
action
of water.
●
To be
cogent
,
convincing
; to
withstand
critique.
●
To
bear
without
injury
the
operation
of being washed.
●
To be
wasted
or
worn away
by the
action
of water, as by a
running
or
overflowing
stream
, or by the
dashing
of the
sea
; said of
road
, a
beach
, etc.
●
To
cover
with a
thin
or
watery
coat
of colour
; to
tint
lightly
and
thin
ly.
●
To
overlay
with a
thin
coat
of metal.
●
In Liquids:
To cause
dephosphorization
of (molten
pig iron
) by
adding
substances
containing
iron oxide
, and sometimes
manganese
oxide
.
●
To
pass
(a
gas
or
gaseous
mixture
) through or over a
liquid
for the
purpose
of
purifying
it, especially by
removing
soluble
constituents.
Noun
●
The process or an
instance
of
washing
or being
washed
by water or other liquid.
●
A
liquid
used for washing.
●
A
lotion
or other
liquid
with
medicinal
or
hygienic
properties.
●
The
quantity
of
clothes
washed
at a time.
●
In Art:
A
smooth
and
translucent
painting
created
using a
paintbrush
holding
a large amount of
solvent
and a small amount of paint.
●
The
breaking
of
waves
on the
shore
; the
onwards
rush
of
shallow
water towards a beach.
●
The
bow wave
,
wake
, or
vortex
of an
object
moving in
a
fluid
, in particular:
The
bow wave
or
wake
of a
moving
ship
, or the
vortex
from its screws.
The
turbulence
left
in the air
by a
moving
air
plane.
The
backward
current or
disturbed
water
caused
by the
action
of
oars
, or of a steamer's
screw
or
paddles
, etc.
●
In Nautical:
The
blade
of an oar.
●
Ground
washed away
to the
sea
or a river.
●
In Landforms:
A
piece
of
ground
washed
by the
action
of water, or sometimes
covered
and sometimes
left
dry
; the
shallowest
part of a
river
, or
arm
of the
sea
; also, a
bog
; a marsh.
●
In Hygiene:
A
shallow
body of water.
●
In
arid
and
semi-arid
regions
, the
normally
dry
bed
of an
intermittent
or
ephemeral
stream
; an
arroyo
or wadi.
●
A
situation
in which
losses
and
gains
or
advantages
and
disadvantages
are
equivalent
; a
situation
in which there is no
net
change.
●
In Finance:
A
fictitious
kind of
sale
of
stock
or other
securities
between
parties
of one interest, or by a
broker
who is both
buyer
and
seller
, and who
minds
his own interest
rather than
that
of his
clients.
●
Waste
liquid
, the
refuse
of food, the
collection
from
washed
dishes
, etc; from a
kitchen
, often used as food for
pigs
; pigwash.
●
In
distilling
, the
fermented
wort
before the
spirit
is extracted.
●
In Liquids:
A
mixture
of
dunder
,
molasses
, water, and
scummings
, used in the West Indies for distillation.
●
A
thin
coat
of
paint
or
metal
laid
on anything for
beauty
or preservation.
●
Ten
strikes
, or
bushels
, of oysters.
●
In Architecture:
The
upper
surface
of a
member
or
material
when given a
slope
to
shed
water; hence, a structure or
receptacle
shaped
so as to
receive
and
carry off
water.
●
In Television:
A
lighting
effect that
fills
a
scene
with a
chosen
colour.
●
A
lighting
fixture
that can
cast
a
wide
beam
of
light
to
evenly
fill
an area with
light
,
as opposed to
a spotlight.
●
In Hygiene & Water:
Acronym of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.
Name
●
A
diminutive
of the
male
given name
Washington.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
wash
English
washen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Wipe
Soak
Clean
Flush
Cleaning
Bleach
Shower
Spray
Rinsing
Disinfect
Scrub
Shampoo
Rub
Brush
Cleanse
Soap
Bathe
Wear
Exfoliate
Burn
Detergent
Towel
Drain
Dye
Cleanser
Cleaner
Scrubbing
Shake
Laundry
Cleansing
Conditioner
Cleaned
Shave
Paint
Wipes
Lotion
Rinsed
Lick
Wet
Moisturizer
Boil
Remove
Sanitize
Drying
Cook
Blow
Bathing
Pull
Brushing
Dryer
Stain
Trim
Cream
Presoak
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Posh
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Dosh
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Cloche
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