washing

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/ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

dirty, wrong, wrong

She did the wrong washing and shrunk all of my favorite sweaters.

VERB + WASHING

bear, can't, find, need, rains, shape, take, took

The heavy rains washing away the soil made it impossible to plant the garden.

WASHING + NOUN

afternoon, baby, machine, monday

I need to do the baby washing before putting him down for his nap this afternoon.

PREP.

after, around, in, in, into, on, out, with

She was washing around the kitchen sink when she found her lost ring.

ADV.

somewhat

The car was somewhat washing away the dirt from last week's mud.

Definitions

noun

The action of the verb to wash

I then took a piece of dry stone, ground it fine in a mortar, and placed the powder in water, the sand particles sunk rapidly to the bottom, while the clay remained suspended, and by several washings and decantings the sand and clay could be approximately separated […]

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

[…] Hazel telling about how she liked a good woodpile, especially when she used to take in washing to earn a little extra. She needed a goodly pile to fuel her washtubs.

The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed

The washings have a higher concentration of metal

The liquid used to wash an ore.

A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.

the gold-washings, or silver-washings

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

wash
lavation

noun — garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

laundry
wash
washables

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I then took a piece of dry stone, ground it fine in a mortar, and placed the powder in water, the sand particles sunk rapidly to the bottom, while the clay remained suspended, and by several washings

Wiktionary

My mother used to do the washing on a Monday

Wiktionary

[…] Hazel telling about how she liked a good woodpile, especially when she used to take in washing to earn a little extra. She needed a goodly pile to fuel her washtubs.

Wiktionary

Pull into shape after washing.

Tatoeba · #1573

I'll take in the washing before it rains.

Tatoeba · #26852

She took in the washing when it started to rain.

Tatoeba · #26889

Usage Notes

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In some senses, washing is marked as British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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