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washing

adjective as in cleaning

Weak match

noun as in laundry

Strong match

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When I turn on my washing machine, my knowledge of how it works doesn’t really have much to do with the cleanliness of the clothes that come out.

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“Four and a half hours that woman was working in my hair — washing it, drying it, cutting it.”

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They found Smith washing up in his kitchen, and bloodstains throughout the flat.

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You've finally figured out how to use the washing machine, your flatmates are starting to feel like friends, and the whirlwind of freshers' week is behind you.

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Based in Bristol, the business has developed a filter for washing machines removing the greatest cause of microplastics in our oceans.

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

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