American English pronunciation
How to pronounce washes
IPA transcription: ['wɑʃɪz]
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Noun
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the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
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a thin coat of water-base paint
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the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
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garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
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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”
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the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
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a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
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any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
“at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash”
Verb
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clean with some chemical process
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cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
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cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
“Wash the towels, please!”
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make moist
“The dew moistened the meadows”
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move by or as if by water
“The swollen river washed away the footbridge”
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be capable of being washed
“Does this material wash?”
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admit to testing or proof
“This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court”
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separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
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apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
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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”
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form by erosion
“The river washed a ravine into the mountainside”
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wash or flow against
“the waves laved the shore”
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to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
“The cat washes several times a day”
Usage examples
- Some recommend not using any medicinal washes on the cord.
- Some of these washes include the Ashbrook, Balboa, Legend, and Colony Washes.
- The wax washes out with normal laundry procedures.
- The plant can be found on washes, plains, and rocky slopes.
- The Law is like water that washes off dirt.
- A baby washes its hands in soapy water from a sink.