wash
nouns
a thin coat of water-base paint
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
"from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
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
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
"at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"
domain usage
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
is a type of (narrower)
activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
verbs
clean with some chemical process
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
"Wash the towels, please!"
move by or as if by water
"The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
be capable of being washed
"Does this material wash?"
is derived from
admit to testing or proof
"This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
is a type of (narrower)
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
"cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
"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"
form by erosion
"The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
"The cat washes several times a day"
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