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Wash :: Wash (v. t.) To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees..

Wash :: Wash (v. i.) To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in water..

Wash :: Wash (n.) The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once..

Cleansing :: Cleansing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cleans.

Scour :: Scour (v. t.) To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away..

Comb :: Comb (n.) A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing wool, flax, hair, etc..

Hatchel :: Hatchel (n.) An instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleansing flax or hemp from the tow, hards, or coarse part; a kind of large comb; -- called also hackle and heckle..

Washing :: Washing (n.) The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.

Comb :: Comb (n.) An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place..

Mundificative :: Mundificative (a.) Cleansing.

Flush :: Flush (n.) A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes..

Ablution :: Ablution (n.) The water used in cleansing.

Purification :: Purification (n.) The act or operation of cleansing ceremonially, by removing any pollution or defilement..

Expurgation :: Expurgation (n.) The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous..

Hairbrush :: Hairbrush (n.) A brush for cleansing and smoothing the hair.

Swab :: Swab (n.) A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc..

Burring Machine :: Burring machine () A machine for cleansing wool of burs, seeds, and other substances..

Ablution :: Ablution (n.) The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite..

Fulling :: Fulling (n.) The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by moisture, heat, and pressure..

Detersive :: Detersive (n.) A cleansing agent; a detergent.

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