WASHING Synonyms
There are 40 hypernyms of the word washing. (close relations)
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| laundry | nounn | |||||
noun • garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering • workplace where clothes are washed and ironed | ||||||
| lave | verbv | |||||
verb • wash or flow against • cleanse (one's body) with soap and water • wash one's face and hands | ||||||
| airstream | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a relatively well-defined prevailing wind • the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller | ||||||
| backwash | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller • the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) • the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward | ||||||
| dampen | verbv | |||||
verb • suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity • make moist • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping • reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) • make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible • check; keep in check (a fire) • lessen in force or effect | ||||||
| hush | verbv | |||||
noun • (poetic) tranquil silence verb • become quiet or still; fall silent • cause to be quiet or not talk • become quiet or quieter • wash by removing particles • run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals | ||||||
| lap | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the upper side of the thighs of a seated person • an area of control or responsibility • the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs • a flap that lies over another part • movement once around a course • touching with the tongue verb • lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another • pass the tongue over • move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound • take up with the tongue • wash or flow against | ||||||
| launder | verbv | |||||
verb • cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water • convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones | ||||||
| lavation | nounn | |||||
noun • the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) | ||||||
| moisten | verbv | |||||
verb • make moist • moisten with fine drops | ||||||
| race | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • any competition • a contest of speed • people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock • (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species • the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller • a canal for a current of water verb • move hurridly • compete in a race • to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others • cause to move fast or to rush or race | ||||||
| rinse | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint • the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing • the act of giving a light tint to the hair • washing lightly without soap verb • wash off soap or remaining dirt • clean with some chemical process • rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash | ||||||
| slipstream | nounn | |||||
noun • the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller | ||||||
| washables | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering | ||||||
| washout | nounn | |||||
noun • the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water • the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) • someone who is unsuccessful | ||||||
| dry wash | verbv | |||||
noun • the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon) | ||||||
| wash away | verbv | |||||
verb • to set aside as irrelevant • remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent | ||||||
| wash drawing | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other | ||||||
| wash off | verbv | |||||
verb • remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent | ||||||
| wash out | verbv | |||||
verb • prevent or interrupt due to rain • wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt • wear or destroy by the force of water • remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent • deplete of strength or vitality • drain off the color in the course of laundering • lose color in the process of being washed | ||||||
