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
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cleaning Collocations, cleansing, clean Collocations, shower Collocations, bath Collocations, scrub Collocations, soak Collocations, washing Collocations
Sense: Noun: movement of water
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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
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Sense: Noun: prepared liquid
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rinse Collocations, liquid, body wash, washing liquid, hand wash, mouthwash, washing-up liquid , dish soap , dishwashing soap , dishwashing liquid , liquid detergent, soak Collocations
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Sense: Noun: stream bed
Synonyms:
stream bed, river bed, arroyo
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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 , take a shower, have a shower , wash your face, have a wash , scrub sb/sth clean, get clean, have a long soak
Antonyms:
get dirty, go without showering
Sense: Verb: clean
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clean Collocations, cleanse, do Collocations, scrub Collocations, get sth/sb clean, bathe Collocations, bath Collocations, sponge down
Sense: Verb: scrub
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scrub Collocations, scour, wipe Collocations, sponge Collocations, scrub sth/sb clean, wipe sth/sb clean
Sense: Verb: launder
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launder, clean Collocations, put sth in the wash, put sth in to wash, starch Collocations, dry-clean
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Sense: Verb: rinse
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Sense: Verb: splash
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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
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increase Collocations, build up, improve Collocations, rise Collocations, float Collocations, run Collocations, flow Collocations, bleed Collocations, pump Collocations
Sense: Verb: affect - followed by 'over'
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affect Collocations, surge through, course through, rush over, sweep over, flow over, come over, overwhelm Collocations, hit Collocations
Sense: Verb: paint
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paint Collocations, coat Collocations, color Collocations, colour , cover Collocations, dye Collocations, tint, stain Collocations, tinge, glaze Collocations, daub, slather, give sth a lick of paint
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Sense: Verb: bear scrutiny - usually negative, informal
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bear scrutiny, hold up to scrutiny, hold up, stand up, fly Collocations, endure examination, hold water, pass muster
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