Definition of wash | What does wash mean?
What is the definition of the word WASH?
Here is a list of definitions for 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 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
- garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
- any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"
What are the verbs of the word WASH?
Here is a list of definitions for wash.
- clean with some chemical process
- cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
- 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?"
- 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
- 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"
- make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
- wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"
- to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"
What are the synonyms of the word WASH?
What is another word for WASH?. Here is a list of synonyms for WASH
Words beginning with WASH?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with WASH.
- washy
- washwomen
- washwoman
- washwipes
- washwipe
- washups
- washup
- washtubs
- washtub
- washstands
- washstand
- washrooms
- washroom
- washrags
- washrag
- washpots
- washpot
- washouts
- washout
- washlands
- washland
- washingtonias
- washingtonia
- washings
- washing
- washinesses
- washiness
- washiest
- washier
- washhouses
- washhouse
- washeterias
- washeteria
- washes
- washery
- washerwomen
- washerwoman
- washers
- washermen
- washerman
- washering
- washeries
- washered
- washer
- washen
- washed
- washdays
- washday
- washcloths
- washcloth
In which dictionaries does the word wash exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes