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Type Words
Synonyms washout
Type of soil erosion
Has types rain-wash


from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water.
Type Words
Synonyms dampen, moisten
Type of wet
Has types moisturise, humidify, moisturize, baste
Type Words
Synonyms airstream, backwash, race, slipstream
Type of flow
Type Words
Synonyms laundry, washables, washing
Type of garment, white goods, household linen
Type Words
Synonyms launder
Type of clean, make clean
Has types machine wash, water-wash, wash out, suds, stonewash, stone-wash, acid-wash, rinse off, cradle, rinse, hand-wash, handwash, pressure-wash, powerwash, machine-wash
Verb group rinse
Derivation washer, washable
Type Words
Synonyms wash away, wash off, wash out
Type of take, remove, take away, withdraw
Verb group wash out, rinse


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.
Type Words
Synonyms lavation, washing
Type of work
Has types soak, soaking, washing-up, washup, laundering, window-washing, dishwashing, bathing, ablution, rinse
Type Words
Synonyms lap, lave
Type of flow
Type Words
Synonyms rinse
Type of serve, swear out, process
Has types elute
Verb group wash away, wash off, launder, wash out
Derivation washable, washer
Type Words
Synonyms dry wash
Type of streambed, creek bed
Type Words
Synonyms wash drawing
Type of water-colour, water-color, watercolour, watercolor
Type Words
Synonyms lave
Type of cleanse, clean
Has types gargle, shampoo, scrub up, scrub, hush, sponge down, rinse
Derivation washing
Type Words
Type of stand


This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court.
Type Words
Type of commercial activity, business activity


at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash.
Type Words
Type of cover
Has types whitewash
Type Words
Type of water-base paint
Has types blackwash, whitewash, colour wash, calcimine, color wash
Type Words
Type of be
Verb group launder
Derivation washable


Does this material wash?.
Type Words
Type of erode, fret, eat away


The river washed a ravine into the mountainside.
Type Words
Type of displace, move


The swollen river washed away the footbridge.
Type Words
Type of separate
Has types pan out, pan, pan off
Verb group rinse
Type Words
Type of clean, cleanse
Verb group lave


The cat washes several times a day.

Examples of wash

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In fine sieve, wash rice under cold running water until draining water is clear.
From the news-journalonline.com
Rub the edges with egg wash, then place a dollop of fruit filling in one corner.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Her kitchen is being remodeled, requiring Harris to wash dishes in the bathroom.
From the courier-journal.com
Cisterns near the roof capture rainwater, which is used to wash hands and tools.
From the washingtonpost.com
If someone lies by e-mail, they seek hand washing afterward, or hand-wash wipes.
From the latimes.com
It begins with an ear wash, followed by massage of the ears, neck and shoulders.
From the edition.cnn.com
Wash and stab a couple of small baking potatoes to roast along with the chicken.
From the post-gazette.com
Muslims also wash their hands and feet at a fountain before they enter a mosque.
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Instead we pulled off, and left him in the street with nothing but his wash rag.
From the kentucky.com
More examples
  • A thin coat of water-base paint
  • Clean with some chemical process
  • The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
  • The dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
  • Move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
  • Washout: the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
  • WASH (97.1 FM) is a Clear Channel Communications radio station located in Washington, D.C.. Known on-air as "Wash-FM", the station has a adult contemporary format. The station also streams its broadcast on the Internet.
  • In the production of distilled beverages, the term wash is used to refer to the liquid produced by the fermentation step, which is the input to the distillation process which concentrates the alcohol.
  • This article is about characters in the television series Firefly.