DELOUSES Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word delouses. (close relations)
delouse
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| scours | verbv | |||||
noun • diarrhea in livestock | ||||||
| cleanses | verbv | |||||
verb • clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing • purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins | ||||||
| decontaminates | verbv | |||||
verb • rid of contamination | ||||||
| disinfects | verbv | |||||
verb • destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing | ||||||
| fumigates | verbv | |||||
verb • treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests | ||||||
| purifies | verbv | |||||
verb • remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation • make pure or free from sin or guilt • become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin | ||||||
| sanitizes | verbv | |||||
verb • make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing • make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features | ||||||
| sprays | verbv | |||||
noun • a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying • a quantity of small objects flying through the air • flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage • a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist • water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall • a jet of vapor verb • be discharged in sprays of liquid • scatter in a mass or jet of droplets • cover by spraying with a liquid | ||||||
| sterilizes | verbv | |||||
verb • make free from bacteria • make infertile | ||||||
| washes | verbv | |||||
noun • 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) • 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 verb • clean with some chemical process • cleanse (one's body) with soap and water • cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water • move by or as if by water • be capable of being washed • admit to testing or proof • 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 • form by erosion • make moist • wash or flow against • wash by removing particles • to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking | ||||||
