rewashes

Cleans once more

Rewashes is the third-person singular form of rewash, meaning to wash again.

Laundry that didn't come clean gets rewashed.

The word applies to anything washable—clothes, dishes, cars, hair: The machine rewashes the bottles before refilling them.

cleaning

rinse

Wash without scrubbing

  • scrubClean by rubbing hard
  • soapFatty alkali cleanser
  • latherFoamy soap bubbles

detergent · shampoo · sponge · wipe · laundry · sanitize · disinfect · cleanse · freshen · decontaminate

repetition

redo

Perform once more

cycle · routine · reapply · rework

thoroughness

meticulous

Showing extreme attention to detail

pristine · immaculate · squeaky-clean · fastidious · double-check · perfectionism · exacting

Opposites
repetition vs. initial action

rewashesprewashes

Initial cycles before washing

cleaning vs. soiling

rewashesdirties

Makes unclean

soils · stains · contaminates · sullies · muddies

Family

rewash, rewashed, rewashing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G