lave
Wash with water
Lave is a literary or archaic word meaning to wash or bathe: The waves laved the shore.
It appears occasionally in poetry and elevated prose, where its old-fashioned quality lends formality or a sense of ritual cleansing.
In everyday speech, wash has long since replaced it.
Clean using liquid
- lapOne complete circuit
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- rippleMinor surface disturbance
- streamSteady continuous flow
trickle · eddy · swirl · bathe · cascade · gurgle · murmur · surge
Wash in water
- rinseWash without scrubbing
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- soakSaturate with liquid
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
splash · douse · sponge · shower · bath · ablution · immerse · drench
Ritualized washing of body
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- mikvahJewish immersion pool
- immersionState of being submerged
- sprinklingSmall scattered amount
aspersion · lustration · chrism · anointing · font · purification · initiation · sacrament
wash
Clean using liquid
stream · trickle · eddy · swirl · bathe · cascade · gurgle · murmur · surge · swell
bathe
Wash in water
scrub · splash · douse · sponge · shower · bath · ablution · immerse · drench · wet
ablution
Ritualized washing of body
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- mikvahJewish immersion pool
- immersionState of being submerged
sprinkling · aspersion · lustration · chrism · anointing · font · purification · initiation · sacrament
sanctify
Make officially holy
- absolveRelease from guilt
- baptizeAdmit through sacred rite
- consecrateMake sacred officially
anoint · cleanse · redeem · expiate · purge · chasten · bless · hallow · dedicate · spiritualize
- lava lampsDecorative lights with floating blobs
- lava cakeBaked confection, liquid core
- chocolate lava cakeDessert with liquid center
- lava flowMoving volcanic discharge
- hot lavaSuperheated volcanic flow
- lava rockSolidified volcanic ejecta