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washing
[wosh-ing, waw-shing]
noun
the act of a person or thing that washes; ablution.
clothes, linens, etc., washed or to be washed, especially those washed at one time; wash.
Often washings any liquid that has been used to wash something.
matter removed or carried off in washing something or by the force of water.
The washings from numerous spring floods had clogged the mouth of the river.
Mining.
material, as gold dust, obtained by washing earth, gravel, etc.
the deposits so washed.
Metalworking.wash.
the act of making a wash sale.
washing
/ ˈɒʃɪŋ /
noun
articles that have been or are to be washed together on a single occasion
liquid in which an article has been washed
something, such as gold dust or metal ore, that has been obtained by washing
a thin coat of something applied in liquid form
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Scared for her four children, Medina went inside the house and called her husband, Jorge Saldana, 30, who was at a nearby laundromat washing clothes.
"I just used to stress about the things that didn't matter, my house not being tidy, the washing piling up, now I'm learning that's not important anymore," said Amanda.
Beginning in February, hundreds of dolphins and sea lions started washing up on California beaches, either dead or suffering neurotoxin poisoning symptoms such as aggression, lethargy and seizures.
They help us to decide how we get to work, if we need an umbrella and when to hang out the washing.
Almost a month's worth of water fell in a few hours on the festival's opening day, washing tents down the hills and flooding campsites.
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