verb
Please wash the dishes when you have finished eating. I must wash before I do anything else
The silt, with the gold dust, is washed downstream. In this process, the impurities are washed away
We stood watching the sea washing against the breakwater
After 5000 years, the action of the waves had washed away all traces of the Vengorian civilization
The river eventually washed out a new course, fifteen miles to the west
The wastes are thoroughly washed in these tanks before being discharged into the ocean
What do you think of colour they washed the wall?
I'm afraid that Helen's explanation of her whereabouts at the time of the murder simply won't wash
Here, wash the pill down with this
After Neil took the money, Violet washed her hands of him and his problems
noun
He always likes a good wash and shave before breakfast
The wash from passing ships almost swamped our skiff
Use this wash twice a day till the condition disappears
Shellfish in the gap cleanse themselves of impurities in the constant tidal wash running through there
There is a microscopic wash of gold over the tin to lend the bracelet a little cachet
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