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washboard Definition

wash·board (-bôrd′)

noun

  1. ☆
    1. a board or frame with a ridged surface of metal, glass, etc., used for scrubbing dirt out of clothes or as a percussion instrument in a jug band
    2. the worn surface of a paved road resembling this
  2. baseboard
  3. Naut. a thin, broad plank fastened along the gunwale of a boat or on the sill of a lower deck port to keep out the sea and spray

washboard Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: At night he plays the washboard with his gnarled fingers.
  • corrugate: This road was like riding a corrugated washboard, alternating with patches of deep sand.
  • use: They were also learning how to wash clothes using a washboard, watering the garden and finding out exactly where their vegetables came from.
  • have: On the percussion side, I have a Zydeco washboard which is played with bottle openers, dog brushes and an egg whisk.

Adjective modifier

  • antique: A very cool antique washboard, dating to circa 1890.

Modifies a noun

  • abs: The Way to get Killer Abs You want washboard abs, right?
  • stomach: My priority wasn't developing a washboard stomach or fitting into a tight t-shirt without looking like a sack of jellyfish.
  • corrugation: Washboard corrugations - if slight, drive at speed, eg 30 - 50 mph.
  • tummy: The superficial people that we are concerned with the washboard tummy and unconcerned about function.

Browse dictionary entries near washboard

  1. ‹ washable
  2. ‹ wash-sale rule
  3. ‹ wash sale
  4. ‹ wash goods
  5. ‹ wash drawing
  6. ‹ wash-and-wear
  7. ‹ wash
  8. ‹ Wasatch Range
  9. ‹ wasabi
  10. ‹ was
  1. washbowl ›
  2. washcloth ›
  3. washday ›
  4. washed ›
  5. washed-out ›
  6. washed-up ›
  7. washer ›
  8. washerman ›
  9. washerwoman ›
  10. washing ›