Definition of wash

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Wash (v. t.) To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment..

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Calcimine :: Calcimine (n.) A white or colored wash for the ceiling or other plastering of a room, consisting of a mixture of clear glue, Paris white or zinc white, and water..
Lavatory :: Lavatory (n.) A place where gold is obtained by washing.
Creaze :: Creaze (n.) The tin ore which collects in the central part of the washing pit or buddle.
Gargle :: Gargle (v. t.) To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs..
Slop :: Slop (n.) Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc..
Swab :: Swab (n.) To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship..
Buddle :: Buddle (n.) An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of running water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions..
Fecula :: Fecula (n.) Any pulverulent matter obtained from plants by simply breaking down the texture, washing with water, and subsidence..
Swashbuckler :: Swash (n.) A swaggering fellow; a swasher.
Washdish :: Washdish (n.) Same as Washerwoman, 2..
Accretion :: Accretion (n.) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark..
Rack :: Rack (v. t.) To wash on a rack, as metals or ore..
Washer :: Washer (n.) Same as Washerwoman, 2..
Washy :: Washy (a.) Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor; as, a washy horse..
Washpot :: Washpot (n.) A pot or vessel in which anything is washed.
Washout :: Washout (n.) The washing out or away of earth, etc., especially of a portion of the bed of a road or railroad by a fall of rain or a freshet; also, a place, especially in the bed of a road or railroad, where the earth has been washed away..
Washer :: Washer (n.) The common raccoon.
Swash :: Swash (v. t.) An oval figure, whose moldings are oblique to the axis of the work..
Wishy-washy :: Wishy-washy (n.) A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish-wash.
Ablution :: Ablution (n.) The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite..
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