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nounthe erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
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verbmake moisttype of:
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nounthe flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
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noungarments or white goods that can be cleaned by launderingtype of:
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verbcleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
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verbremove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
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nounthe work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)type of:
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verbwash or flow againsttype of:
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verbclean with some chemical process
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nounthe dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
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nouna watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
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verbcleanse (one's body) with soap and water
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nounany enterprise in which losses and gains cancel outtype of:
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verbapply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., totype of:
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nouna thin coat of water-base painttype of:
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verbbe capable of being washedtype of:
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verbform by erosion
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verbmove by or as if by water
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verbseparate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)type of:
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verbto cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
Examples of wash
- "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
- "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"
- "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
- "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"
- "Does this material wash?"
- "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
- "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
- "The cat washes several times a day"