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washing Definition

wash·ing (wôs̸h′iŋ)

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that washes; a cleaning, flushing, etc. in water or other liquid
  2. clothes or other things washed or to be washed, esp. at one time
  3. matter obtained or removed by washing
  4. a thin coating, as of metal, put on in liquid form
  5. Finance the act of making a wash sale
washing Synonyms

washing

n.

laundry, soiled clothes, dirty clothes; see wash 1.

washing Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • withstand: They dry faster, are crease resistant and can withstand frequent washing.
  • hang: The windows in the house wide open and my wife has hung the washing on the line.

Adjective modifier

  • dirty: All but their waste, dirty washing, refuse and ` slops ' were likewise passed out the same way.
  • repeated: In theory, this may help to reduce irritant contact dermatitis from repeated hand washing.
  • thorough: Fast thorough washing should follow the fixing, in order to eliminate every particle of hyposulphite from the film.
  • frequent: First, frequent hand washing decreases the spread of flu viruses.
  • lime: With its second and finished coat of plaster its now ready for lime washing.

Modifies a noun

  • machine: The washing machine is situated in the utility area at the end of the kitchen.
  • powder: Not like selling washing powder where you can use direct sales figures.
  • machine/dryer: Microwave, fridge, use of communal washing machine/dryer.
  • machine/drier: Kitchen fully fitted with electric cooker, microwave, fridge/freezer, automatic washing machine/drier and breakfast bar with two stools.
  • detergent: However, you should be aware that modern washing detergents work quite well at low temperatures.
  • soda: Sodium carbonate or washing soda @ 24:1 this equates to 4 % solution or 4kg in 96 liters of water.

Noun used with modifier

  • ritual: This was a ritual washing of hands prior to a meal.
  • hand: Hand washing basins should be provided close to where food is being handled or prepared.
  • sperm: Sperm washing is only available on a limited basis in the UK.
  • dish: Dish washing could not do a tour en ride of.

Preposition: with

  • soap: Normal regular washing with mild soap twice a day is all that is needed.

Preposition: up

  • liquid: My grandad had a reaction to the washing up liquid he'd used for years.
washing Quotes

Nothing grows in ourgarden, only washing. And babies. And where's their fathers live, my love? Over the hills and far away.

—Thomas, Dylan Marlais

For the past 40 years I had never folded my own quilt, made my own bed, or poured out my own

—PuYi

His English reminds me of tattered washing on the line†of stale bean-soup, of college yells, of dogs barking idiotically through endless nights. It is so bad that a sort of grandeur creeps into it. 566

—Mencken, H(enry) L(ouis)