Definition of wash

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Wash (n.) The flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water, as a wave; also, the sound of it..

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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..
Buddle :: Buddle (v. i.) To wash ore in a buddle.
Squiggle :: Squiggle (v. i.) To shake and wash a fluid about in the mouth with the lips closed.
Overwash :: Overwash (v. t.) To overflow.
Woulfe Bottle :: Woulfe bottle (n.) A kind of wash bottle with two or three necks; -- so called after the inventor, Peter Woulfe, an English chemist..
Lavature :: Lavature (n.) A wash or lotion.
Swash :: Swashing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swas.
Sweepy :: Sweepwasher (n.) One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used..
Launder :: Launder (v. i.) To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder shirts..
Purge :: Purge (v. t.) To remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; -- often followed by away.
Rove :: Rove (n.) A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.
Eyewash :: Eyewash (n.) See Eyewater.
Bluing :: Bluing (n.) Something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or preparations used by washerwomen..
Wash :: Wash (n.) A thin coat of color, esp. water color..
Sluice :: Sluice (n.) A long box or trough through which water flows, -- used for washing auriferous earth..
Lixiviate :: Lixiviate (v. t.) To subject to a washing process for the purpose of separating soluble material from that which is insoluble; to leach, as ashes, for the purpose of extracting the alkaline substances..
Swashbuckler :: Swash (n.) A swaggering fellow; a swasher.
Gargarize :: Gargarize (v. t.) To gargle; to rinse or wash, as the mouth and throat..
Launder :: Launder (n.) A washerwoman.
Laver :: Laver (n.) A vessel for washing; a large basin.
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