Washing
21Washing — Wash Wash (w[o^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Washed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Washing}.] [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan. vaske, and perhaps to E. water. [root]150.] 1. To cleanse by ablution,… …
22washing — /wosh ing, waw shing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that washes; ablution. 2. clothes, linens, etc., washed or to be washed, esp. those washed at one time; wash. 3. Often, washings. any liquid that has been used to wash something. 4. matter …
23washing */ — UK [ˈwɒʃɪŋ] / US [ˈwɑʃɪŋ] noun [uncountable] British clothes that need to be washed do the washing: My granny always did the washing on Mondays …
24washing — /ˈwɒʃɪŋ / (say woshing) noun 1. the act of someone or something that washes; ablution. 2. clothes, etc., washed or to be washed, especially those washed at one time. 3. matter removed in washing something. 4. material, as gold dust, obtained by… …
25washing-up — noun the washing of dishes etc after a meal • Hypernyms: ↑wash, ↑washing, ↑lavation …
26washing — noun Date: 13th century 1. the act or action of one that cleanses with water 2. material obtained by washing 3. articles washed or to be washed ; wash …
27Washing — (Mark 7:1 9). The Jews, like other Orientals, used their fingers when taking food, and therefore washed their hands before doing so, for the sake of cleanliness. Here the reference is to the ablutions prescribed by tradition, according to… …
28washing — Synonyms and related words: ablution, bear raid, bull raid, cleaning out, corner, corner in, douche, douching, elution, elutriation, enema, flush, flushing, flushing out, irrigation, lap, lapping, lathering, laundering, laundry, lavabo, lavage,… …
29ˌwashing-ˈup — noun [U] British 1) the dishes, cups, knives, forks etc that need to be washed after a meal 2) the activity of washing the dishes and other things used for a meal …
30washing — wash•ing [[t]ˈwɒʃ ɪŋ, ˈwɔ ʃɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of one that washes; ablution 2) clothes, linens, etc., washed or to be washed at one time; wash 3) Often, washings. any liquid that has been used to wash something 4) matter removed or carried off… …
