Definitions
There are 22 meanings of the word
Wash.
How to pronounce wash:
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Wash - as a noun
A thin coat of water-base paint
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The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
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The dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
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The erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
Example: "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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Garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
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Any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
Example: "At the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"
Wash - as a verb
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
Example: "Wash the towels, please!"
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Move by or as if by water
Example: "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
Be capable of being washed
Example: "Does this material wash?"
Admit to testing or proof
Example: "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
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
Example: "He washed the dirt from his coat"
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Form by erosion
Example: "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
Make moist
Example: "The dew moistened the meadows"
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To cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
Example: "The cat washes several times a day"
Example Sentences
"She hung the wash out to dry on the clothesline."
"His colorful wash of watercolors caught everyone's attention."
"The mechanic noticed an oil leak during the car wash."
"The laundry room was filled with baskets of dirty wash."
"We took a refreshing swim in the crystal-clear wash."
Word Game Points
Is WASH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, wash is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
WASH has a SCRABBLE points total of 10.
Is WASH a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, wash is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordWASH has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 9.
Is WASH a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, wash is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordWASH has a WORDFEUD points total of 10.
