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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

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washing Synonyms

washing

n.

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


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washing Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • withstand: They dry faster, are crease resistant and can withstand frequent washing.

Adjective modifier

  • dirty: All but their waste, dirty washing, refuse and ` slops ' were likewise passed out the same way.

Modifies a noun

  • machine: The washing machine is situated in the utility area at the end of the kitchen.

Noun used with modifier

  • ritual: This was a ritual washing of hands prior to a meal.

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.
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washing quotes

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)

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

-PuYi

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

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