washing
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/ˈwɒʃɪŋ/
English
Definitions
verb
- To clean with water.“Dishwashers wash dishes much more efficiently than most humans.”
- To move or erode by the force of water in motion.“Heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.”
- To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
- To clean oneself with water.“I wash every morning after getting up.”
noun
- The action of the verb to wash
- Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.“My mother used to do the washing on a Monday”
- (often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed“The washings have a higher concentration of metal”
- The liquid used to wash an ore.
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Synonyms
laundrylavationrinsingwashoutlavagehandwashingbathingbathscrubbingmoppingscrubberlaunderingwasherdetergentflushingleaching