wash (Meaning)
wash (n)
a thin coat of water-base paint
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
wash (v)
clean with some chemical process
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
move by or as if by water
be capable of being washed
admit to testing or proof
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
form by erosion
make moist
wash or flow against
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
wash (v. t.)
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.
To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves wash the shore.
To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.
To remove by washing to take away by, or as by, the action of water; to drag or draw off as by the tide; -- often with away, off, out, etc.; as, to wash dirt from the hands.
To cover with a thin or watery coat of color; to tint lightly and thinly.
To overlay with a thin coat of metal; as, steel washed with silver.
To cause dephosphorisation of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, esp. by removing soluble constituents.
wash (v. i.)
To perform the act of ablution.
To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in water.
To bear without injury the operation of being washed; as, some calicoes do not wash.
To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; -- said of road, a beach, etc.
To use washes, as for the face or hair.
To move with a lapping or swashing sound, or the like; to lap; splash; as, to hear the water washing.
wash (n.)
The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once.
A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh; a fen; as, the washes in Lincolnshire.
Substances collected and deposited by the action of water; as, the wash of a sewer, of a river, etc.
Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs.
The fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
That with which anything is washed, or wetted, smeared, tinted, etc., upon the surface.
A liquid cosmetic for the complexion.
A liquid dentifrice.
A liquid preparation for the hair; as, a hair wash.
A medical preparation in a liquid form for external application; a lotion.
A thin coat of color, esp. water color.
A thin coat of metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
The blade of an oar, or the thin part which enters the water.
The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
The flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water, as a wave; also, the sound of it.
Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
Gravel and other rock debris transported and deposited by running water; coarse alluvium.
An alluvial cone formed by a stream at the base of a mountain.
The dry bed of an intermittent stream, sometimes at the bottom of a ca
The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water. Hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water, as a carriage wash in a stable.
wash (a.)
Washy; weak.
Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods.
Synonyms & Antonyms of wash
wash Sentence Examples
- Emily washed her hands thoroughly with soap and water.
- The mechanic washed the greasy engine with a high-pressure hose.
- The maids washed the laundry in big white machines.
- The waves washed over the sand, leaving seashells in their wake.
- The heavy rain washed away the dirt from the streets.
- The doctor washed the wound with antiseptic to prevent infection.
- The dishwasher washed a full load of dirty dishes overnight.
- Patrick's mom washed his baseball cap because it was stained with mud.
- The dog washed its paws after rolling in the wet grass.
- The farmer washed the apples before storing them in the barn.
FAQs About the word wash
a thin coat of water-base paint, the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water), the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon), the
splash,bathe, lave, bubble,ripple, lip, lap,slosh, gurgle
stream, pour,stream, pour, run, run, roll,roll,
Emily washed her hands thoroughly with soap and water.
The mechanic washed the greasy engine with a high-pressure hose.
The maids washed the laundry in big white machines.
The waves washed over the sand, leaving seashells in their wake.
