wash
- (initialism) . Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.
- Verb. To clean with water.
- Verb. To move by the force of water in motion.
- Verb. (mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
- Verb. (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
- Verb. (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
- Noun. The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
- Noun. A liquid used for washing.
- Noun. The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
- Noun. (art) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
- Noun. The sound of breaking of the seas, e.g., on the shore.
- Noun. The wake of a moving ship.
- Noun. The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
- Noun. A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
- Noun. Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
- Noun. A shallow body of water.
- Noun. In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo; wadi.
- Noun. Something where no progress is made, where nothing changes.
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