noun. The act or process of one that washes.

noun. Articles washed or intended to be washed at one time.

noun. The residue after an ore or other material has been washed.

noun. The liquid used to wash something.

noun. The purification of molten cast-iron by additions to the bath of metal in the hearth of a furnace; specifically the oxidization of phosphorus and sulphur by the addition of ores of pure oxid of iron, or those that contain manganese oxid.

noun. The act of cleansing with water; ablution.

noun. Clothes washed, especially those washed at one time: awash.

noun. 3. The result of washing; that which is washed from something else, as gold dust.

noun. The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.

noun. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash.

noun. Gold dust procured by washing; also, a place where this is done; a washery.

noun. A thin covering or coat.

noun. The operation of simultaneously buying and selling the same stock for the purpose of manipulating the market. The transaction is fictitious, and is prohibited by stock-exchange rules.

noun. The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.

noun. the raccoon.

noun. a bottle fitted with glass tubes passing through the cork, so that on blowing into one of the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a precipitate upon a filter, etc.

noun. a liquid used as a cleanser, and consisting usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in their action.

noun. a machine for washing; specifically, a machine for washing clothes.

noun. See Sodium carbonate, under Sodium.

noun. any earthy deposit containing gold enough to pay for washing it; -- so called among gold miners.

noun. The action of the verb to wash

noun. Clothing, bed linen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.

noun. The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed

noun. the liquid used to wash an ore

verb. Present participle of wash.

noun. garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

noun. the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

"In the first twenty minutes this friend was there, I answered the door, found a vase for flowers, took two phone messages, brought up cups of tea, brought in the washing, hung out a second load of washing*, tidied the kitchen."

to give one's head for washing  wash  

garment  household linen  white goods  

sloshing  squashing  

ablution  ablution  bear raid  bull raid  cleaning out  

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