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washing up

verb as in run through

verb as in finish

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“The Masai who live around the lake are used to these creatures washing up—they think of them as junk,” said Brandt, 47.

Why should their housewives have been boiling water for the washing-up long after American housewives got the stuff on tap?

Yet in British novels of the 1950s, housewives are forever boiling water for hte washing up.

In one corner, Poppo kept water and some rags for washing up.

Sit the ham on a piece of aluminum foil in a roasting pan, which will make washing up easier later.

Emily refrains from singing while washing up, and wears felt slippers during her duties about the house.

Alluvion, al-lū′vi-un, n. land gained from the sea by the washing up of sand and earth.

Nearer to the front is the wood pile, and nearer still the board on which the cooking things are placed after washing up.

But a little thought and skill given to the matter will usually lessen the labor of washing-up after a long meal.

But to her surprise she found the bed was empty; and, peeping into the kitchen, saw Mrs. Coomber washing up the breakfast things.

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On this page you'll find 302 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to wash up, such as: absorb, deplete, devour, dominate, drain, and eat up.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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