Wash
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NOUN
a thin coat of water-base paint
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
VERB
clean with some chemical process
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
move by or as if by water
be capable of being washed
admit to testing or proof
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
form by erosion
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
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