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the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
(noun) laundry, washables, washing
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
(noun) wash drawing
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
(noun) dry wash
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
(noun) airstream, backwash, race, slipstream
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
(noun) washout
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
(verb) lave
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
wash or flow against
the waves laved the shore
make moist
The dew moistened the meadows
(verb) wash away, wash off, wash out
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
he washed the dirt from his coat; The nurse washed away the blood; Can you wash away the spots on the windows?; he managed to wash out the stains
(verb) rinse
clean with some chemical process
(verb) launder
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
Wash the towels, please!