a thin coat of water-base paint the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) 同义词：washinglavation
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon) 同义词：dry wash
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)"from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
同义词：washout
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller 同义词：slipstreamairstreamracebackwash
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other 同义词：wash drawing
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering 同义词：laundrywashingwashables
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out"at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"
v. clean with some chemical process 同义词：rinse
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water 同义词：lave
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water 同义词：launder
move by or as if by water"The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
be capable of being washed"Does this material wash?"
admit to testing or proof"This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals) apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent"he washed the dirt from his coat"; " The nurse washed away the blood"; " Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; " he managed to wash out the stains"
同义词：wash outwash offwash away
form by erosion"The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
make moist 同义词：moistendampen
wash or flow against 同义词：lavelap
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking"The cat washes several times a day"