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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Woad-waxen :: Woad-waxen (n.) A leguminous plant (Genista tinctoria) of Europe and Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also greenwood, greenweed, dyer's greenweed, and whin, wood-wash, wood-wax, and wood-waxen..
Fame :: Fame (n.) Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington..
Rove :: Rove (n.) A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.
Lave :: Lave (v. t.) To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise..
Bucking :: Bucking (n.) A washing.
Lavatory :: Lavatory (n.) A wash or lotion for a diseased part.
Swill :: Swill (v. t.) To wash; to drench.
Washstand :: Washstand (n.) A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and other requisites for washing the person..
Bluing :: Bluing (n.) Something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or preparations used by washerwomen..
Swashed :: Swash (v. t.) Soft, like fruit too ripe; swashy..
Washy :: Washy (a.) Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor; as, a washy horse..
Wash :: Wash (v. t.) To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees..
By-wash :: By-wash (n.) The outlet from a dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the flow of water..
Washing :: Washing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Was.
Maiden :: Maiden (n.) A machine for washing linen.
Ablution :: Ablution (n.) The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite..
Wash :: Wash (v. i.) To bear without injury the operation of being washed; as, some calicoes do not wash..
Shampoo :: Shampoo (v. t.) To wash throughly and rub the head of (a person), with the fingers, using either soap, or a soapy preparation, for the more thorough cleansing..
Soapberry Tree :: Soapberry tree () Any tree of the genus Sapindus, esp. Sapindus saponaria, the fleshy part of whose fruit is used instead of soap in washing linen; -- also called soap tree..
Wishy-washy :: Wishy-washy (n.) A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish-wash.
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