wash up

Rinse before eating

To wash up is to wash oneself, especially the hands and face: Go wash up before dinner.

In British English, it means to wash the dishes: I'll wash up after we eat.

Something that washes up arrives on shore, carried by water: Debris washed up on the beach.

To be washed up is to be finished or no longer successful: He's a washed-up actor.

cleaning

soap

Fatty alkali cleanser

  • waterClear essential liquid
  • scrubClean by rubbing hard
  • rinseWash without scrubbing

lather · sink · faucet · sponge · towel · hands · sanitize · disinfect · antibacterial · germs

dishes

sink

Basin with drain

soapy · rinse · dry · sponge · scrub · dishpan · glasses · pots · pans · drain

ashore

driftwood

Sea-delivered shore lumber

  • seaweedSaltwater aquatic plants
  • flotsamDebris from wrecked vessels
  • jetsamGoods deliberately discarded at sea

tide · shoreline · debris · wreckage · shells · beach · ocean · waves · strand · castaway

freshen

splash

Liquid scattering on impact

revitalize · cool · awaken · refresh · spruce · quick · mirror · restroom · tidy · presentable

routine

morning

Day's early hours

daily · bedtime · bathroom · before meals · after work · hygiene · grooming · schedule · automatic · muscle memory

Categories
Opposites
cleanliness state

wash upsoil oneself

Excrete in one's clothes

muck up

dish/kitchen cleaning action

wash updirty

Not clean

soil · mess up · make a mess · muddy · stain

shore movement

wash upwash out

Failure or cancellation

wash away · drift away · recede · sweep out · ebb

Family

wash, up, washing, washed, washer, washes, washable, washcloth, dishwasher

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G