washing hands
Scrubbing with soap
Washing hands is the act of cleaning one's hands with water and typically soap, a basic hygiene practice to remove dirt and germs.
The phrase often appears in health contexts: Washing hands prevents the spread of infection.
Figuratively, to wash one's hands of something means to disclaim responsibility: He washed his hands of the whole affair.
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
- warm waterMildly heated H2O
- waterClear essential liquid
- running waterPlumbed household flow
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
scrub brush · lather · rinse · faucet · sink · bubbles · germs · clean · towel · paper towel · hygiene · happy birthday · sanitizer · fingers · palms · antibacterial · suds · warm
- simple tasksblinking, breathing, clapping, nodding, shrugging
- habitshabit, habits, bad habit, study habits, rituals
- routinesmorning routine, habits, routines, morning routines, procedures
- restroomtoilet, urinal, sink, stall, flush
- Passion narrativeJesus, Jesus Christ, Pilate, Pontius Pilate, Barabbas
- Jewish mourningshiva, shivah, yahrzeit, sitting shiva, mourning
responsibility/accountability
washing handstaking responsibility
getting one's hands dirty · having blood on one's hands · admitting fault · stepping up
wash, washing, washed, washer, washers, washable, unwashed, handwash, hand