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the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A shallow body of water.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent; a situation in which there is no net change.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The blade of an oar.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a carriage wash in a stable"},{"definition":"A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(stagecraft) A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["lavatory"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To clean with water.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Dishwashers wash dishes much more efficiently than most humans."},{"definition":"To move or erode by the force of water in motion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Heavy rains wash a road or an embankment."},{"definition":"To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To clean oneself with water.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I wash every morning after getting up."},{"definition":"To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Waves wash the shore."},{"definition":"To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to hear the water washing"},{"definition":"To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To bear without injury the operation of being washed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Some calicoes do not wash."},{"definition":"To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To overlay with a thin coat of metal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"steel washed with silver"},{"definition":"To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wash","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/washes"]}]