English to English
wash
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adjective (a)
- Washy; weak.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a thin coat of water-base paint(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)(noun.object)source: wordnet30
- the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)(noun.process)Example:
From the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water.
source: wordnet30 - the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller(noun.phenomenon)source: wordnet30
- a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out(noun.act)Example:
At the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash.
source: wordnet30 - The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once.(noun)source: webster1913
- Gravel and other rock débris transported and deposited by running water; coarse alluvium.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water(verb.contact)Example:
Wash the towels, please!.
source: wordnet30 - move by or as if by water(verb.motion)Example:
The swollen river washed away the footbridge.
source: wordnet30 - be capable of being washed(verb.stative)Example:
Does this material wash?.
source: wordnet30 - admit to testing or proof(verb.stative)Example:
This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court.
source: wordnet30 - separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent(verb.change)Example:
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.
source: wordnet30 - form by erosion(verb.change)Example:
The river washed a ravine into the mountainside.
source: wordnet30 - to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking(verb.body)Example:
The cat washes several times a day.
source: wordnet30 - To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees.(verb)source: webster1913
- To perform the act of ablution.(verb)source: webster1913
- To cause dephosphorisation of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.(verb)source: webster1913
- To use washes, as for the face or hair.(verb)source: webster1913