washes

noun

any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out

garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)

the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

a thin coat of water-base paint

verb

to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking

wash or flow against

make moist

form by erosion

remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)

admit to testing or proof

be capable of being washed

move by or as if by water

cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

clean with some chemical process

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