washes
Cleans with water
Washes is the plural of wash—instances of cleaning with water or other liquid: three washes a week, the car needs two washes to get the mud off.
In laundry, washes are separate loads: I did four washes today.
Washes also names shallow water channels or dry riverbeds that fill seasonally, common in arid regions: flash floods tore through the desert washes.
Fatty alkali cleanser
- rinseWash without scrubbing
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- shampooLiquid hair cleanser
shower · bathe · sanitize · disinfect · wipe · mop · swab · lather
Chemical cleaning agent
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- dryerAppliance removing moisture
- clotheslineCord for air-drying laundry
ironing · basket · laundromat · machine · tumble · agitate · soak · garments
Make officially holy
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
mikvah · ablution · anoint · lustration · consecrate · purification · spiritual · ceremony
Translucent paint medium
- brushstrokeMark left by painter's tool
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- tintFaint color addition
glaze · layer · transparent · wet-on-wet · dilute · bleed · blend · gradation
Waves near shore
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- swellIncrease in size
- breakerWave that collapses shoreward
- whitecapFoam-topped ocean wave
splash · surge · shore · lapping · spray · foam · seafoam · swash
soap
Fatty alkali cleanser
shampoo · shower · bathe · sanitize · disinfect · wipe · mop · swab · lather · suds
detergent
Chemical cleaning agent
clothesline · ironing · basket · laundromat · machine · tumble · agitate · soak · garments · linens
sanctify
Make officially holy
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
ritual · mikvah · ablution · anoint · lustration · consecrate · purification · spiritual · ceremony · immersion
watercolor
Translucent paint medium
- brushstrokeMark left by painter's tool
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
tint · glaze · layer · transparent · wet-on-wet · dilute · bleed · blend · gradation · hue
surf
Waves near shore
whitecap · splash · surge · shore · lapping · spray · foam · seafoam · swash · backwash
sediment
Particles settling in liquid
runoff · silt · flooding · riverbank · streambed · alluvial · canyon · gorge · floodplain · mudslide
watered-down
Reduced in strength
pale · insipid · wishy-washy · bland · muted · subdued · faint · diluted · tasteless · anemic
- brushworkbrushwork, strokes, bold strokes, gestural, impasto
- paintingoil painting, watercolor, acrylic paint, oils, oil paints
- off-roadingoff-road, 4x4s, ATVs, 4WD, four-wheel drive
- painting for kidscolor mixing, brush techniques, art supplies, brushes, paints
- dry channelsarroyos, wadis, gullies, streambeds, creek beds
- ink paintinglandscape painting, scroll painting, hanging scroll, Chinese landscape, brush techniques
washesdries
Loses moisture content
desiccates · dehydrates · air-dries · blots · parches
- 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
wash, washing, washed, washroom, whitewash, unwashed, washer, washout, washable