washing

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɒʃɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɑʃɪŋ, ˈwɔʃɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(woshing, wôshing)


washing
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Synonyms:
laundry Collocations, soiled clothes, dirty clothes, wash Collocations, cleaning Collocations, washing up, ablutions


wash
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Sense: Noun: laundry
Synonyms:
laundry Collocations, washing Collocations, wash cycle, spin Collocations, laundry basket, linen basket, dirty clothes, clean clothes, clothes pile, laundry pile, dirty laundry
Sense: Noun: cleaning
Synonyms:
cleaning Collocations, cleansing, clean Collocations, shower Collocations, bath Collocations, scrub Collocations, soak Collocations, washing Collocations
Sense: Noun: movement of water
Synonyms:
swishing, lapping, splash Collocations, surge Collocations, roll Collocations, surging, undulation, swell Collocations, heave Collocations, flow Collocations, gush Collocations, spurt Collocations, rise and fall, ebb and flow, wave Collocations, wake Collocations
Antonyms:
ebb Collocations, stillness, retreat Collocations, dip Collocations, drop Collocations
Sense: Noun: prepared liquid
Synonyms:
rinse Collocations, liquid, body wash, washing liquid, hand wash, mouthwash, washing-up liquid (UK), dish soap (US), dishwashing soap (US), dishwashing liquid (US), liquid detergent, soak Collocations
Antonyms:
Sense: Noun: stream bed
Synonyms:
stream bed, river bed, arroyo
Antonyms:
hill Collocations, plain Collocations, mount Collocations, knoll, mound Collocations, land Collocations
Sense: Verb: bathe
Synonyms:
bathe Collocations, shower Collocations, shower off, take a bath, have a bath (UK), take a shower, have a shower (UK), wash your face, have a wash (UK), scrub sb/sth clean, get clean, have a long soak
Antonyms:
get dirty, go without showering
Sense: Verb: clean
Synonyms:
clean Collocations, cleanse, do Collocations, scrub Collocations, get sth/sb clean, bathe Collocations, bath Collocations, sponge down
Sense: Verb: scrub
Synonyms:
scrub Collocations, scour, wipe Collocations, sponge Collocations, scrub sth/sb clean, wipe sth/sb clean
Sense: Verb: launder
Synonyms:
launder, clean Collocations, put sth in the wash, put sth in to wash, starch Collocations, dry-clean
Antonyms:
soil Collocations, dirty Collocations, stain Collocations, sully, smirch, debase, daub
Sense: Verb: rinse
Synonyms:
rinse Collocations, wash out, flush Collocations, irrigate, pump Collocations, run water through
Sense: Verb: splash
Synonyms:
splash Collocations, lap Collocations, ripple Collocations, flow Collocations, surge Collocations, break Collocations, gurgle, roll Collocations, trickle Collocations, bubble Collocations, plash
Sense: Verb: erode - followed by 'away'
Synonyms:
erode, wear away, eat away, carry off, rub off, abrade, deteriorate
Antonyms:
increase Collocations, build up, improve Collocations, rise Collocations, float Collocations, run Collocations, flow Collocations, bleed Collocations, pump Collocations
Sense: Verb: affect - followed by 'over'
Synonyms:
affect Collocations, surge through, course through, rush over, sweep over, flow over, come over, overwhelm Collocations, hit Collocations
Sense: Verb: paint
Synonyms:
paint Collocations, coat Collocations, color Collocations, colour (UK), cover Collocations, dye Collocations, tint, stain Collocations, tinge, glaze Collocations, daub, slather, give sth a lick of paint
Antonyms:
erase Collocations, wipe clean, remove Collocations
Sense: Verb: bear scrutiny - usually negative, informal
Synonyms:
bear scrutiny, hold up to scrutiny, hold up, stand up, fly Collocations, endure examination, hold water, pass muster
Antonyms:
be implausible, be unreasonable, dissuade, fail to convince, confuse Collocations


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