dirty wash

NOUN

gossip

Synonyms

STRONGEST

buzz chatter chitchat conversation hearsay news scandal slander tale

STRONG

account babble blather blether calumny chronicle clothesline cry defamation earful grapevine injury meddling prate prattle report scuttlebutt story talk wire

WEAK

back-fence talk dirty laundry dirty linen idle talk malicious talk small talk whispering campaign

Antonyms

STRONG

quiet silence

WEAK

fact

NOUN

talebearing

Synonyms

WEAK

account babble back-fence talk blather blether buzz calumny chatter chitchat chronicle clothesline conversation cry defamation dirty laundry dirty linen earful gossipry grapevine hearsay idle talk injury malicious talk meddling news prate prattle report rumor scandal scuttlebutt slander small talk story tale talk tattle tittle-tattle whispering campaign wire word

Example Sentences

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Because water is expensive, $7 per 1,000 gal, residents sprinkle their lawns with dirty wash water.

From Time Magazine Archive

If very dirty, wash the paint lightly with a sponge or soft flannel dipped in weak soda-and-water, or in pearl-ash and water.

From Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife by Miller, Marion Mills

A dilapidated bureau or dresser occupies one corner; a rickety wash-stand equipped with dirty wash bowl and pitcher stands in another.

From Commercialized Prostitution in New York City by Kneeland, George Jackson

We havnt used the Sibly stove for a week exceptin to keep our dirty wash in.

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They come round and get our dirty wash every day or two and the only wild thing is me when they bring it back.

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dirty wash

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