| wash | (noun) any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out | - |
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| (noun) the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) | Synonyms: lavation, washing |
| (noun) garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering | Synonyms: laundry, washables, washing |
| (noun) a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other | Synonyms: wash drawing |
| (noun) a thin coat of water-base paint | - |
| (noun) the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon) | Synonyms: dry wash |
| (noun) the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller | Synonyms: airstream, backwash, race, slipstream |
| (noun) the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) | Synonyms: washout |
| (verb) cleanse (one's body) with soap and water | Synonyms: lave |
| (verb) to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking | - |
| (verb) remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent | Synonyms: wash away, wash off, wash out |
| (verb) make moist | Synonyms: dampen, moisten |
| (verb) wash or flow against | Synonyms: lap, lave |
| (verb) form by erosion | - |
| (verb) wash by removing particles | Synonyms: hush |
| (verb) cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water | Synonyms: launder |
| (verb) separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals) | - |
| (verb) clean with some chemical process | Synonyms: rinse |
| (verb) apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to | - |
| (verb) move by or as if by water | - |
| (verb) be capable of being washed | - |
| (verb) admit to testing or proof | - |
| washable | (adjective) capable of being washed without injury | - |
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| washables | (noun) garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering | Synonyms: laundry, wash, washing |
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| washbasin | (noun) a basin for washing the hands | Synonyms: handbasin, lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbowl |
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| (noun) a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face | Synonyms: basin, lavatory, washbowl, washstand |
| washboard | (noun) protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side | Synonyms: splashboard |
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| (noun) device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on | - |
| washbowl | (noun) a basin for washing the hands | Synonyms: handbasin, lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin |
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| (noun) a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face | Synonyms: basin, lavatory, washbasin, washstand |
| washcloth | (noun) bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body | Synonyms: face cloth, flannel, washrag |
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| washday | (noun) a day set aside for doing household laundry | Synonyms: washing day |
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| washed | (adjective) clean by virtue of having been washed in water | Synonyms: water-washed |
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| (adjective) wet as from washing; sometimes used in combination | - |
| washer | (noun) a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically | Synonyms: automatic washer, washing machine |
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| (noun) seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage | - |
| (noun) someone who washes things for a living | - |
| washerman | (noun) a man who operates an industrial washing machine | Synonyms: laundryman |
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| washerwoman | (noun) a working woman who takes in washing | Synonyms: laundress, laundrywoman, washwoman |
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| washhouse | (noun) a building or outbuilding where laundry is done | - |
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| washing | (noun) the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) | Synonyms: lavation, wash |
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| (noun) garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering | Synonyms: laundry, wash, washables |
| washman | (noun) a working woman who takes in washing | - |
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| washout | (noun) someone who is unsuccessful | Synonyms: dud, flop |
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| (noun) the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) | Synonyms: wash |
| (noun) the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water | - |
| washpot | (noun) a pot or vessel in which anything is washed. | - |
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| washrag | (noun) bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body | Synonyms: face cloth, flannel, washcloth |
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| washroom | (noun) a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place) | - |
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| washstand | (noun) furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term | Synonyms: wash-hand stand |
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| (noun) a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face | Synonyms: basin, lavatory, washbasin, washbowl |
| washtub | (noun) a tub in which clothes or linens can be washed | - |
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| washup | (noun) the act of washing yourself (or another person) | Synonyms: bathing |
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| (noun) the act of washing dishes | Synonyms: dishwashing |
| washwoman | (noun) a working woman who takes in washing | Synonyms: laundress, laundrywoman, washerwoman |
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| washy | (adjective) having lost freshness or brilliance of color | Synonyms: bleached, faded, washed-out |
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| (adjective) overly diluted; thin and insipid | Synonyms: watery, weak |