wash
definition: the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
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speech part: noun
definition: any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
example: at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash
speech part: noun
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definition: garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
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speech part: noun
definition: a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
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wash drawing
definition: a thin coat of water-base paint
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definition: the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
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dry wash
definition: the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
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speech part: noun
definition: the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water, as from a roadway
example: I watched the wash remove mud from our driveway.
speech part: noun
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washout
definition: to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
example: The cat washes several times a day
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definition: cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
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speech part: verb
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lave
definition: wash or flow against
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speech part: verb
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lap
definition: make moist
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speech part: verb
definition: form by erosion
example: The river washed a ravine into the mountainside
speech part: verb
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definition: remove by the application of water, other liquid, soap or other cleaning agent
example: I washed the dirt from my coat.
speech part: verb
definition: apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
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speech part: verb
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definition: clean with some chemical process
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speech part: verb
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rinse
definition: cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
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speech part: verb
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launder
definition: separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
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speech part: verb
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definition: move by or as if by water
example: The swollen river washed away the footbridge
speech part: verb
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definition: admit to testing or proof
example: This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court
speech part: verb
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definition: be capable of being washed
example: Does this material wash?
speech part: verb
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