Définitions
1.VerbTo clean with water."The car is so dirty, we need to wash it.; Dishwashers wash dishes way more efficiently than most humans.; This new washing powder rlly washes bedclothes superwhite."
2.VerbTo carry away or erode by the force of water in motion."Don't pour that in the drain; it will wash downstream.; Heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.; The flood washed away houses.; The remaining flotsam was washed ashore."
3.VerbTo be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
4.VerbTo clean oneself with water."I wash every morning after getting up."
5.VerbTo cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten."Waves wash the shore."
6.VerbTo move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash."to hear the water washing"
7.VerbTo be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
8.VerbTo bear without damage the operation of being washed; to be suitable for washing."Some calicoes do not wash."
9.VerbTo cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
10.VerbTo overlay with a thin coat of metal."steel washed with silver"
11.VerbTo pass or extract (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
12.VerbTo separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
13.VerbTo cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
14.VerbTo mix up tiles (before a new game) to make them random; to shuffle.
15.NounThe process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid."I'm going to have a quick wash before coming to bed.; My jacket needs a wash."
16.NounA liquid used for washing.
17.NounA lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties."mouth wash; hand wash"
18.NounThe quantity of clothes washed at a time."There's a lot in that wash: maybe you should split it into two piles."
19.NounA smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
20.NounThe breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach."I could hear the wash of the wave."
21.NounThe bow wave, wake, or vortex of an object moving in a fluid, in particular:
The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws."The ship left a big wash; Sail away from the wash to avoid rocking the boat."
22.NounThe bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws."The ship left a big wash; Sail away from the wash to avoid rocking the boat."
23.NounThe turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
24.NounThe backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
25.NounThe blade of an oar.
26.NounGround washed away to the sea or a river.
27.NounA piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
28.NounA shallow body of water.
29.NounIn arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream.
30.NounA situation in which gains and losses or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent, or in which there is no net change.
31.NounA fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
32.NounWaste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
33.NounIn distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
34.NounA mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
35.NounA thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
36.NounTen strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
37.NounThe upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water."a carriage wash in a stable"
38.NounA lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
39.NounA lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
40.NounA total failure; a washout.