WASHING

7 letters 14 Scrabble points

Definition of WASHING

verb

  1. To clean with water.

    "Dishwashers wash dishes much more efficiently than most humans."

  2. To move or erode by the force of water in motion.

    "Heavy rains wash a road or an embankment."

  3. To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.

noun

  1. The action of the verb to wash

  2. Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.

    "My mother used to do the washing on a Monday"

  3. (often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed

    "The washings have a higher concentration of metal"

Related words: laundry

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters W A S H I N G
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 14 points

Anagrams of WASHING

Words that use the same letters:

HAWSING SHAWING

Words Containing "WASHING"

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Words Starting with "WASHING"

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Words Ending with "WASHING"

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