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How to pronounce eyewash in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms collyrium, eye-lotion
Type of application, lotion

Examples of eyewash

eyewash
That and not having a proper eyewash station when your employees handle chemicals.
From the npr.org
Hot, dirty water flowed at emergency eyewash stations, making them useless.
From the latimes.com
You wish you had eyewash, but there's neither time nor place for that here.
From the edition.cnn.com
The TSA's eyewash has always been embarrassingly devoid of common sense.
From the infowars.com
You can get boric acid at a pharmacy as it is an eyewash.
From the sfgate.com
If you're at work, you can use the mandated eyewash stations.
From the abcnews.go.com
He drives some nuts with his passion, but it's not eyewash.
From the denverpost.com
If it were eyewash, I would have criticized Torrealba for it.
From the denverpost.com
All these primaries are just eyewash and don't mean a thing when the national conventions meet, he huffed.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Eye-lotion: lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes
  • Eyewash is a fluid, commonly saline, used in the aid of rinsing of the eye. Eyewash may also describe the apparatus used to physically wash the eyes in the case that they may be contaminated by foreign materials or substances.
  • A soothing medicated lotion for the eyes; nonsense; flattery; pretentiousness; A means of creating a deceptively favourable impression of something or someone; something for appearance only
  • A piece of safety equipment that provides for quick flushing of the eyes; provided within a work area where the eyes of any person may be exposed to corrosive materials (such as some pesticides); installed and maintained according to regulations; for immediate emergency use.
  • Eyewash bottles and pods are kept near machinery or just at spaced intervals around a workplace where any kind of foreign object may enter someones eyes. The eyewash fluid then may be used as an initial procedure before any further medical assistance is called upon. ...
  • To stay clean. - Joseph Leff
  • Nonsense; rubbish; bunkum.