Wash

— (w[o^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Washed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Washing}.] [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan. vaske, and perhaps to E. water. [root]150.] 1. To cleanse by ablution, or dipping …



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Wash

— Wash, n. 1. The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once. [1913 Webster] 2. A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and… …



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wash

— [wôsh, wäsh] vt. [ME wasshen < OE wæscan, akin to Ger waschen: for prob. IE base see WATER] 1. to clean by means of water or other liquid, as by dipping, tumbling, or scrubbing, often with soap, a detergent, etc. 2. to make clean in a… …



English World dictionary

Wash

— may refer to: * Wash (creek), a usually dry creek bed or gulch that temporarily fills with water after a heavy rain * WASH, a Clear Channel Communications radio station * Wash (distilling), the liquid produced by the fermentation step in the… …



Wikipedia

wash

— ► VERB 1) clean with water and, typically, soap or detergent. 2) (of flowing water) carry or move in a particular direction. 3) be carried by flowing water. 4) (wash over) occur all around without greatly affecting. 5) literary wet or moisten. 6) …



English terms dictionary

Wash

— bezeichnet: The Wash, Ästuar an der Ostküste Englands The Wash (1985), japanischer Film von Philip Kan Gotanda aus dem Jahr 1985 The Wash (2001), US amerikanischer Hip Hop Film von DJ Pooh aus dem Jahr 2001 Wash ist der Familienname folgender… …



Deutsch Wikipedia

Wash

— Wash, v. i. 1. To perform the act of ablution. [1913 Webster] Wash in Jordan seven times. 2 Kings v. 10. [1913 Webster] 2. To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in water. She …



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Wash

— «Wash» Canción de Pearl Jam Sencillo Alive Publicación 1991 Grabación …



Wikipedia Español

wash

— [n1] laundry, bath ablution, bathe, cleaning, cleansing, dirty clothes, laundering, rinse, scrub, shampoo, shower, washing; concepts 451,514 wash [n2] wave; water movement ebb and flow, eddy, flow, gush, heave, lapping, murmur, roll, rush, spurt …



New thesaurus

Wash

— Wash, a. 1. Washy; weak. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Their bodies of so weak and wash a temper. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …



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wash up

— in BrE means ‘to wash crockery and cutlery after use’, whereas in AmE it means ‘to wash one s hands and face’ …



Modern English usage

wash-in

— washˈ in or washˈ out noun An increase (or decrease) in the angle of incidence, ie the angle between the chord of a wing and the wind relative to the aeroplane, in approaching the wing tip along the camber • • • Main Entry: ↑wash …



Useful english dictionary

wash|y

— «WOSH ee, WSH ee», adjective, wash|i|er, wash|i|est. 1. too much diluted; weak; watery: »washy coffee …



Useful english dictionary

Wash

— the Wash a wide ↑bay (=an area of sea that curves inwards towards the land) on the east coast of England between Norfolk and Lincolnshire …



Dictionary of contemporary English

wash up

— wash dishes, clean up after a meal; wash one s hands and face …



English contemporary dictionary

wash up

— ► wash up 1) chiefly Brit. clean crockery and cutlery after use. 2) N. Amer. clean one s hands and face. Main Entry: ↑wash …



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