Definition of wash

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Wash (v. i.) To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; -- said of road, a beach, etc..

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Levant :: Levant (n.) The countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and its contiguous waters.
Mine :: Mine (v. i.) Any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer mine..
Washerwoman :: Washerwoman (n.) The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants.
Purge :: Purge (v. t.) To remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; -- often followed by away.
Swish :: Swish (v. i.) To dash; to swash.
Eyewater :: Eyewater (n.) A wash or lotion for application to the eyes.
Wash :: Wash (n.) A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh; a fen; as, the washes in Lincolnshire..
Wash :: Wash (a.) Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods..
Backwash :: Backwash (v. i.) To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.
Whiten :: Whiten (v. t.) To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth..
Wash :: Wash (n.) A medical preparation in a liquid form for external application; a lotion.
Washdish :: Washdish (n.) A washbowl.
Fast :: Fast (v.) Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors..
Swashy :: Swashway (n.) Same as 4th Swash, 2..
Bluing :: Bluing (n.) Something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or preparations used by washerwomen..
Declaration :: Declaration (n.) The document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now preserved in Washington)..
Keeler :: Keeler (n.) A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc..
Denudation :: Denudation (n.) The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water..
Lave :: Lave (v. i.) To bathe; to wash one's self.
Swash :: Swash (n.) Impulse of water flowing with violence; a dashing or splashing of water.
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