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- English Word Wash Definition The flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water, as a wave; also, the sound of it.
- English Word Wash Definition Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
- English Word Wash Definition Washy; weak.
- English Word Wash Definition Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods.
- English Word Wash-off Definition Capable of being washed off; not permanent or durable; -- said of colors not fixed by steaming or otherwise.
- English Word Washable Definition Capable of being washed without damage to fabric or color.
- English Word Washboard Definition A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them.
- English Word Washboard Definition A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard.
- English Word Washboard Definition A broad, thin plank, fixed along the gunwale of boat to keep the sea from breaking inboard; also, a plank on the sill of a lower deck port, for the same purpose; -- called also wasteboard.
- English Word Washbowl Definition A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands, face, etc.
- English Word Washdish Definition A washbowl.
- English Word Washdish Definition Same as Washerwoman, 2.
- English Word Washed Definition of Wash
- English Word Washed Definition Appearing as if overlaid with a thin layer of different color; -- said of the colors of certain birds and insects.
- English Word Washen Definition p. p. of Wash.
- English Word Washer Definition One who, or that which, washes.
- English Word Washer Definition A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc.
- English Word Washer Definition A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening.
- English Word Washer Definition The common raccoon.
- English Word Washer Definition Same as Washerwoman, 2.
- English Word Washerman Definition A man who washes clothes, esp. for hire, or for others.
- English Word Washermen Definition of Washerman
- English Word Washerwoman Definition A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others.
- English Word Washerwoman Definition The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants.
- English Word Washerwomen Definition of Washerwoman
- English Word Washhouse Definition An outbuilding for washing, esp. one for washing clothes; a laundry.
- English Word Washiness Definition The quality or state of being washy, watery, or weak.
- English Word Washing Definition of Wash
- English Word Washing Definition The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.
- English Word Washing Definition The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash.