washing

adjcleaning

nounlaundry
nouncleaning

Synonyms for washing

adj cleaning

ablutionary

Word Origin & History

late Old English wæsc "act of washing" (see wash (v.)). Meaning "clothes set aside to be washed" is attested from 1789; meaning "thin coat of paint" is recorded from 1690s; sense of "land alternately covered and exposed by the sea" is recorded from mid-15c.

Example Sentences for washing

If there is any washing necessary, he is content to do it after the meal.

They want to get into the garage; they insist on washing the car.

It was washing all the color out of the picture, and leaving it a dirty gray.

I will do the washing this time, mother, for it is the greatest of delights to me.

When I went there, the place was full of people who would have been much better for a washing.

He turned with a resolute air to Kitty who was washing the tea-dishes.

Thomas spent one whole summer washing every likely spot around here.

The boy treated me like his own grandmother, and did not shrink from washing me when I was dirty.

Stay at home to-day, Moggs, can't you, while I do the washing?

This is the most rapid method of washing dirt, but also the most dangerous.

washing

Synonyms for washing

housework

laundry

lustration

purification

scrubbing

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housework

laundry

lustration

purification

scrubbing

Synonyms for washing

cleaning