Wash
nnoun.artifacta thin coat of water-base paintDerivationally Related Form:wash
Hypernyms:water-base paint
Inherited Hypernyms:washwater-base paintpaintcoatingcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:washwater-base paintpaintcoloring materialmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:washwater-base paintpaintcoloring materialmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:blackwashcalciminecolor washcolour washwhitewash
Full Hyponyms:blackwashcalciminecolor washwhitewash
nnoun.actthe work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)Synset:lavation washing
Derivationally Related Form:lavewash
Hypernyms:work
Inherited Hypernyms:washworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:ablutionbathingdishwashinglaunderingrinsesoaksoakingwashing-upwashupwindow-washing
Part Meronyms:rinse rinsing
Full Hyponyms:ablutionbathbubble bathdishwashinglaunderingmikvahmud bathrinseshowersoaksponge bathturkish bathwashing-upwashupwindow-washing
nnoun.objectthe dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)Region:Westwestern United States
Synset:dry wash
Hypernyms:creek bed streambed
Inherited Hypernyms:washstreambedbednatural depressiongeological formationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.processthe erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)Synset:washout
Examples:- from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
Derivationally Related Form:wash out
Hypernyms:soil erosion
Inherited Hypernyms:washoutsoil erosionerosiongeological processnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:rain-wash
nnoun.phenomenonthe flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propellerSynset:airstream backwash race slipstream
Hypernyms:flow
Inherited Hypernyms:slipstreamflownatural processprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the otherSynset:wash drawing
Hypernyms:water-color water-colour watercolor watercolour
Inherited Hypernyms:washwatercolorpaintinggraphic artartcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifactgarments or white goods that can be cleaned by launderingSynset:laundry washables washing
Derivationally Related Form:launderwash
Hypernyms:garment household linen white goods
Inherited Hypernyms:laundrygarmentclothingconsumer goodscommodityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:laundrygarmentclothingcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:laundrywhite goodsdrygoodscommodityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.actany enterprise in which losses and gains cancel outDomain Usage:colloquialism
Examples:- at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash
Hypernyms:business activity commercial activity
Inherited Hypernyms:washbusiness activityenterpriseundertakingworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactclean with some chemical processSynset:rinse
Derivationally Related Form:washerrinsewashablewash
Hypernyms:process serve swear out
Inherited Hypernyms:washservedeliverbringtransmitmove
Direct Hyponyms:elute
Full Troponyms:elute
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- the cape (apply to: rinse, wash)
vverb.bodycleanse (one's body) with soap and waterSynset:lave
Derivationally Related Form:washinglavagelavationwash
Hypernyms:clean cleanse
Inherited Hypernyms:washcleansegroomfancifybetterchange
Direct Hyponyms:garglehushrinsescrubscrub upshampoosponge down
Full Troponyms:conditiongarglehushscrubshampoosponge down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | They --- (apply to: wash) | They --- themselves (apply to: wash)
vverb.contactcleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and waterSynset:launder
Derivationally Related Form:laundrywasherwashablewash
Hypernyms:clean make clean
Inherited Hypernyms:washcleanchange
Direct Hyponyms:acid-washcradlehand-washhandwashmachine-washmachine washpowerwashpressure-washrinserinse offstone-washstonewashsudswash outwater-wash
Full Troponyms:acid-washcradleflushhandwashmachine washpressure-washrinsestonewashsudswash outwater-wash
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- the cape (apply to: launder, wash)
vverb.motionmove by or as if by waterExamples:- The swollen river washed away the footbridge
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:washmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.stativebe capable of being washedDerivationally Related Form:washablewash
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:washbe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something ---s Adjective/Noun
vverb.stativeadmit to testing or proofExamples:- This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court
Hypernyms:stand
Inherited Hypernyms:washstandcontinuebe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.contactseparate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)Hypernyms:separate
Inherited Hypernyms:washseparatechange integritychange
Direct Hyponyms:panpan offpan out
Entailment:rinse off rinse
Full Troponyms:pan
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactapply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., toDerivationally Related Form:wash
Hypernyms:cover
Inherited Hypernyms:washcover
Direct Hyponyms:whitewash
Full Troponyms:calciminewhitewash
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeremove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agentSynset:wash away wash off wash out
Examples:- 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
Hypernyms:remove take take away withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:washremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeform by erosionExamples:- The river washed a ravine into the mountainside
Hypernyms:eat away erode fret
Inherited Hypernyms:washerodedamagechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.changemake moistSynset:dampen moisten
Examples:- The dew moistened the meadows
Derivationally Related Form:moisteningdampenermoisturemoistenerdampening
Hypernyms:wet
Inherited Hypernyms:moistenwetchange
Direct Hyponyms:bastehumidifymoisturisemoisturize
Full Troponyms:air-slakebastehumidifyhydrateslack
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changewash or flow againstSynset:lap lave
Examples:- the waves laved the shore
Hypernyms:flow
Inherited Hypernyms:laveflowfloodcovertouch
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.bodyto cleanse (itself or another animal) by lickingExamples:- The cat washes several times a day
Derivationally Related Form:wash
Hypernyms:clean cleanse
Inherited Hypernyms:washcleansegroomfancifybetterchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s