Definition of wash

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Wash (a.) Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods..

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Sluice :: Sluice (n.) A long box or trough through which water flows, -- used for washing auriferous earth..
Dolly :: Dolly (n.) A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer..
Baseboard :: Baseboard (n.) A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard..
Concentrate :: Concentrate (v. t.) To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to dilute..
Washtub :: Washtub (n.) A tub in which clothes are washed.
Unwashen :: Unwashen (a.) Not washed.
Pan :: Pan (v. t.) To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by washing in a kind of pan..
Wash :: Wash (v. t.) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves wash the shore..
Wash :: Wash (n.) A liquid dentifrice.
Swash :: Swash (n.) Impulse of water flowing with violence; a dashing or splashing of water.
Hushing :: Hushing (n.) The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins, by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; -- also called booming..
Tye :: Tye (n.) A trough for washing ores.
Swashway :: Swashing (a.) Resounding; crushing.
Commode :: Commode (n.) A movable sink or stand for a wash bowl, with closet..
Skeet :: Skeet (n.) A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel, and formerly to wet the sails or deck..
Washed :: Washed (a.) Appearing as if overlaid with a thin layer of different color; -- said of the colors of certain birds and insects.
Tattoo :: Tattoo (v. t.) To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out..
Ablution :: Ablution (n.) A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest..
Vanning :: Vanning (n.) A process by which ores are washed on a shovel, or in a vanner..
Wash-off :: Wash-off (a.) Capable of being washed off; not permanent or durable; -- said of colors not fixed by steaming or otherwise.
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