Definition (noun) a thin coat of water-base paint
Definition (noun) the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
Definition (noun) the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
Definition (noun) the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
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from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
Definition (noun) the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Definition (noun) a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
Definition (noun) garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
Definition (noun) any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
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at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash
Definition (verb) clean with some chemical process
Definition (verb) cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
Definition (verb) cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
Definition (verb) move by or as if by water
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The swollen river washed away the footbridge
Definition (verb) be capable of being washed
Definition (verb) admit to testing or proof
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This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court
Definition (verb) separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
Definition (verb) apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
Definition (verb) remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
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he washed the dirt from his coat
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The nurse washed away the blood
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Can you wash away the spots on the windows?
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he managed to wash out the stains
Definition (verb) form by erosion
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The river washed a ravine into the mountainside
Definition (verb) make moist
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The dew moistened the meadows
Definition (verb) wash or flow against
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the waves laved the shore
Definition (verb) to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
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The cat washes several times a day