Word Image
plural: washes
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: the act or process or an instance of washing; articles to be or being washed; the dry bed of a stream; material carried along or deposited by running water; a sweep or splash of color made as if by a long stroke of a brush; a disturbance in the air produced by the passage of a wing or propeller
verb: to clean with water and usually a cleaning substance (as soap or detergent); to move or carry by the action of water; to be worn away by washing; to stand a test for truthfulness
Word Family
washed
washing
washable
washer
washup
washroom
washbowl
washboard
washcloth
washbasin
washtub
washrag
washstand
washday
washerwoman
awash
prewash
carwash
backwash
eyewash
Sentences
Sea water washed over the deck of the ship.
My jeans are all in the wash.
The flooding washed sand and silt all over the area.
We could hear the wash of the waves against the rocks.
Did you wash your hands for dinner?
Within a few hours, the tide comes in and washes it away.
At the start of autumn, go for trees washed in gold and red hues.
The team lost so many games that the season was a total washout.
Could you tell me where the men’s washroom is?
For months of the year, the town was awash in fruit and cider.
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