1. wash
verb. ['ˈwɑːʃ'] clean with some chemical process.
Etymology
- wash (English)
- washen (Middle English (1100-1500))
2. wash
verb. ['ˈwɑːʃ'] cleanse (one's body) with soap and water.
Etymology
- wash (English)
- washen (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. wash
verb. ['ˈwɑːʃ'] cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water.
Synonyms
Etymology
- wash (English)
- washen (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. wash
noun. ['ˈwɑːʃ'] a thin coat of water-base paint.
Antonyms
Etymology
- wash (English)
- washen (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. wash
noun. ['ˈwɑːʃ'] the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water).
Synonyms
Etymology
- wash (English)
- washen (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. wash
noun. ['ˈwɑːʃ'] the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon).
Antonyms
Etymology
- wash (English)
- washen (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. wash
verb. ['ˈwɑːʃ'] move by or as if by water.
Synonyms
Etymology
- wash (English)
- washen (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. dry
adjective. ['ˈdraɪ'] free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet.
Etymology
- dry (English)
- drye (Middle English (1100-1500))
- drygan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dryge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))