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noun(wash)the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
Synonyms: washout,
Examples:
From the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water.
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noun(wash)the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
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noun(wash)garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
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verb(wash)remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
Synonyms: wash away, wash off, wash out,
Examples:
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.
The nurse washed away the blood.
Can you wash away the spots on the windows?.
He managed to wash out the stains.
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noun(wash)the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
Synonyms: dry wash,
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noun(wash)a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
Synonyms: wash drawing,
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verb(wash)admit to testing or proof
Examples:
This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court.
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noun(wash)any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
Examples:
At the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash.
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verb(wash)apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
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noun(wash)a thin coat of water-base paint
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verb(wash)be capable of being washed
Examples:
Does this material wash?.
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verb(wash)form by erosion
Examples:
The river washed a ravine into the mountainside.
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verb(wash)move by or as if by water
Examples:
The swollen river washed away the footbridge.
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verb(wash)separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
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verb(wash)to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
Examples:
The cat washes several times a day.