presoak
Stain treatment step
Presoak is to soak something before the main washing or cleaning process: Presoak the beans overnight, I presoaked the stained shirt before throwing it in the wash.
As a noun, a presoak is either the soaking period itself or a product designed for this purpose: Use a presoak on tough stains.
Chemical cleaning agent
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- fabricWoven or knit material
- basinConcave water receptacle
- washClean using liquid
garment · enzyme · overnight · bucket · dirty · rinse · agitate · sudsy
Hard-shelled, literally or figuratively
- panShallow cooking vessel
- casseroleSlow-cooked oven dish
- potVessel for cooking
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
grease · residue · sink · warm · overnight · soapy · cookware · stuck
detergent
Chemical cleaning agent
wash · garment · enzyme · overnight · bucket · dirty · rinse · agitate · sudsy · tub
crusty
Hard-shelled, literally or figuratively
scrub · grease · residue · sink · warm · overnight · soapy · cookware · stuck · caked
rice
Staple cereal grain
digestibility · overnight · congee · dal · barley · millet · buckwheat · absorption · soften · reduce
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- scarificationIntentional shallow skin cuts
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
overnight · hydration · dormancy · legumes · beans · lentils · moisture · softening · garden · heirloom
- car carecar wash, car wax, car shampoo, microfiber cloth, polish
- dishwashingdish soap, dish brush, dish rack, dish towel, dish sponge
- laundrywashing machine, wash, dryer, clothes dryer, fold
- surface treatmentselectroplating, anodizing, galvanizing, chrome plating, nickel plating
presoakwash cycle
Automated garment cleaning sequence
rinse · dry · tumble dry · spin cycle · air dry