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WASH

(noun, verb)

Definitions

There are 22 meanings of the word Wash.

How to pronounce wash:

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Wash - as a noun

A thin coat of water-base paint

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
water-base paint
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
lavationwashing
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
work
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
dry wash

The erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

Example: "From the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
washout
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
soil erosion
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
airstreambackwashraceslipstream

A watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
wash drawing

Garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
laundrywashableswashing

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"

Wash - as a verb

Clean with some chemical process

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
rinse
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
processserveswear out
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
lave
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
cleancleanse
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

Example: "Wash the towels, please!"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
launder
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
cleanmake clean
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Move by or as if by water

Example: "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"

Be capable of being washed

Example: "Does this material wash?"

Admit to testing or proof

Example: "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"

Separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
separate
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
cover
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

Example: "He washed the dirt from his coat"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
wash awaywash offwash out

Form by erosion

Example: "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"

Make moist

Example: "The dew moistened the meadows"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
dampenmoisten
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
wet
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Wash or flow against

Example: "The waves laved the shore"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
laplave

Wash by removing particles

Example: "Wash ores"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
hush

To cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking

Example: "The cat washes several times a day"

Example Sentences

"She hung the wash out to dry on the clothesline."
"His colorful wash of watercolors caught everyone's attention."
"The mechanic noticed an oil leak during the car wash."
"The laundry room was filled with baskets of dirty wash."
"We took a refreshing swim in the crystal-clear wash."
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Word Game Points

Is WASH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, wash is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

WASH has a SCRABBLE points total of 10.

Is WASH a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, wash is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
WASH has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 9.

Is WASH a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, wash is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
WASH has a WORDFEUD points total of 10.

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