wash
Clean with water
The core meaning of wash, noun and verb, typically involves water, often a cleaning agent, and an object.
You can wash dishes, hands, cars, and clothes.
If something washes ashore, the waves bring it in.
A wash is an instance or process of washing.
Some substances used in washing are also called washes (mouthwash, body wash).
A small creek or the dry bed of a stream may also be called a wash.
Come out in the wash suggests generating a good result or becoming known.
Clean by rubbing hard
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- latherFoamy soap bubbles
- rinseWash without scrubbing
wipe · suds · detergent · disinfect · sanitize · brush · polish · shampoo
Water spray for bathing
soak · towel · bodywork · shampoo · conditioner · loofah · freshen · hygiene
Remove dirt or sin
- absolveRelease from guilt
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- redeemRecover through payment
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
baptize · purification · sanctify · expiate · ritual · spiritual · absolution · repentance
Ocean's cyclical swell
- surfWaves near shore
- swellIncrease in size
- breakersWaves that collapse shoreward
- rippleMinor surface disturbance
current · shoreline · splash · whitecaps · undertow · ocean · sea · beach
Appliance removing moisture
- detergentChemical cleaning agent
- clotheslineCord for air-drying laundry
- hamperObstruct or clothes basket
- basketWoven carrying vessel
tumble-dry · agitator · stains · load · folding · ironing · bleach · lint
scrub
Clean by rubbing hard
rinse · wipe · suds · detergent · disinfect · sanitize · brush · polish · shampoo · scour
shower
Water spray for bathing
rinse · soak · towel · bodywork · shampoo · conditioner · loofah · freshen · hygiene · grooming
cleanse
Remove dirt or sin
atonement · baptize · purification · sanctify · expiate · ritual · spiritual · absolution · repentance · salvation
tide
Ocean's cyclical swell
ripple · current · shoreline · splash · whitecaps · undertow · ocean · sea · beach · tidal
dryer
Appliance removing moisture
- detergentChemical cleaning agent
- clotheslineCord for air-drying laundry
- hamperObstruct or clothes basket
basket · tumble-dry · agitator · stains · load · folding · ironing · bleach · lint · drum
watercolor
Translucent paint medium
layer · dilute · brushstroke · translucent · overlay · stain · colorwash · thin · diluted · painted
erosion
Gradual wearing away
silt · alluvial · riverbed · canyon · weathering · deposit · floodplain · streambed · arroyo · mudslide
- cleaningcleaning, clean, housekeeping, clean up, daily cleaning
- laundrydryer, clothes dryer, fold, rinse, spin cycle
- groomingbrushing teeth, clean shave, bathe, groomed, haircut
- regular verbswalk, walked, talk, talked, play
- W wordswater, walk, wind, wood, world
- paintingoil painting, watercolor, acrylic paint, oils, oil paints
- wash your handsRemove germs with soap
- car washFacility for cleaning vehicles
- washing machineAppliance for laundering textiles
- wash upClean hands and face
- wash awayRemove through water flow
- washing handsCleaning one's palms, fingers
washing, washed, washroom, whitewash, unwashed, washer, washes, washout, washable