Dictionary entry details
• WASH (noun)
Meaning:
A thin coat of water-base paint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wash" is a kind of...):
water-base paint (paint in which water is used as the vehicle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wash"):
whitewash (wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces)
color wash; colour wash (a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment)
calcimine (a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings)
blackwash (a wash that colors a surface black)
Meaning:
The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
lavation; washing; wash
Hypernyms ("wash" is a kind of...):
work (activity directed toward making or doing something)
Meronyms (parts of "wash"):
rinse; rinsing (the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wash"):
bathing; washup (the act of washing yourself (or another person))
laundering (washing clothes and bed linens)
soak; soaking (washing something by allowing it to soak)
rinse (washing lightly without soap)
window-washing (the activity of washing windows)
washing-up (the washing of dishes etc after a meal)
dishwashing; washup (the act of washing dishes)
ablution (the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels)
Meaning:
The dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
dry wash; wash
Hypernyms ("wash" is a kind of...):
creek bed; streambed (a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream)
Domain region:
West; western United States (the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River)
Meaning:
The erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
washout; wash
Context example:
from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
Hypernyms ("wash" is a kind of...):
soil erosion (the washing away of soil by the flow of water)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wash"):
rain-wash (the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain)
Meaning:
The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
backwash; slipstream; airstream; race; wash
Hypernyms ("wash" is a kind of...):
flow (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)
Meaning:
A watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
wash drawing; wash
Hypernyms ("wash" is a kind of...):
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour (a painting produced with watercolors)
Meaning:
Garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
laundry; washables; washing; wash
Hypernyms ("wash" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
household linen; white goods (drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth)
Meaning:
Any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash
Hypernyms ("wash" is a kind of...):
business activity; commercial activity (activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
• WASH (verb)
Meaning:
Clean with some chemical process
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
wash; rinse
Hypernyms (to "wash" is one way to...):
process; serve; swear out (deliver a warrant or summons to someone)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wash"):
elute (wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They wash the cape
Meaning:
Cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
wash; lave
Hypernyms (to "wash" is one way to...):
clean; cleanse (clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wash"):
hush (wash by removing particles)
shampoo (use shampoo on (hair))
gargle; rinse (rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash)
scrub; scrub up (wash thoroughly)
sponge down (wash with a sponge)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
They wash
They wash themselves
Also:
wash up (wash one's face and hands)
Meaning:
Cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
launder; wash
Context example:
Wash the towels, please!
Hypernyms (to "wash" is one way to...):
clean; make clean (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wash"):
acid-wash (wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look)
machine wash; machine-wash (wash by machine)
hand-wash; handwash (wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine)
stone-wash; stonewash (wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance)
cradle (wash in a cradle)
rinse; rinse off (wash off soap or remaining dirt)
suds (wash in suds)
powerwash; pressure-wash (wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew)
wash out (wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt)
water-wash (wash with water)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They wash the cape
Meaning:
Move by or as if by water
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The swollen river washed away the footbridge
Hypernyms (to "wash" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be capable of being washed
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
Does this material wash?
Hypernyms (to "wash" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Meaning:
Admit to testing or proof
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court
Hypernyms (to "wash" is one way to...):
stand (be in effect; be or remain in force)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "wash" is one way to...):
separate (divide into components or constituents)
"Wash" entails doing...:
rinse; rinse off (wash off soap or remaining dirt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wash"):
pan; pan off; pan out (wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "wash" is one way to...):
cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wash"):
whitewash (cover with whitewash)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
wash off; wash away; wash out; wash
Context examples:
he washed the dirt from his coat / The nurse washed away the blood / Can you wash away the spots on the windows? / he managed to wash out the stains
Hypernyms (to "wash" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Form by erosion
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The river washed a ravine into the mountainside
Hypernyms (to "wash" is one way to...):
eat away; erode; fret (remove soil or rock)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make moist
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
moisten; dampen; wash
Context example:
The dew moistened the meadows
Hypernyms (to "wash" is one way to...):
wet (cause to become wet)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wash"):
humidify; moisturise; moisturize (make (more) humid)
baste (cover with liquid before cooking)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Wash or flow against
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
lave; lap; wash
Context example:
the waves laved the shore
Hypernyms (to "wash" is one way to...):
flow (cover or swamp with water)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
To cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
The cat washes several times a day
Hypernyms (to "wash" is one way to...):
clean; cleanse (clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
