Laundry

wet wash, washing, linen, family wash, soiled clothing, clean clothes, washed clothing, rough-dry wash, flat pieces, finished laundry.

The movement of water

swishing, lapping, splash, roll, swirl, rush, surging, eddy, wave, undulation, surge, heave, flow, murmur, gush, spurt.

*A stream bed that is usually dry

arroyo, gulch, canyon, gorge, ravine, valley, gap.

A prepared liquid

rinse, swab, coating; see liquid.

To bathe

clean, cleanse, lave, shine, immerse, douse, soak, shower, take a bath, take a shower, soap, rub the dirt off, scour, scrub, rinse, wipe, sponge, dip, freshen up*, wash up*, clean up*, brush up*.

To launder

clean, starch, scrub, put in a washing machine, boil, soap, take the grit out of, send to the laundry, scour, rinse out, soak, sozzle, drench.

Antonyms dirty*, stain*, smirch. *

To brush with a liquid

swab, paint, whitewash, color, coat, dye, tint, stain, tinge, touch up, retouch, daub.

To erode

eat away, carry off, decrease, wear, wear down, remove, deteriorate.

To border upon

flow along, touch, lave, reach, flood, hit, run along the edge of.

*To be convincing

be plausible, be reasonable, be acceptable, stand up, endure examination; see also convince.