washing
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 (def. 46).
the act of making a wash sale.
Origin of washing
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How to use washing in a sentence
For days, the ruble has been falling and salaries shrinking; shoppers have rushed to snap up TV sets and washing machines.
After His Disastrous Annual Press Conference, Putin Needs A Hug | Anna Nemtsova | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFollowers had traveled many miles to mourn the loss, and aid in the ritual washing, dressing, and honoring of the body.
Jail Threats for Sierra Leone Ebola Victims’ Families | Abby Haglage | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs infants, my kids ate food right off the floor without washing or boiling.
A Doctor Explains Why Cruise Ships Should Be Banned | Kent Sepkowitz | November 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe gloves washing with the alcohol, that makes sense to me.
Some facilities had begun erecting “bamboo hand washing stations” at the entrance to hospitals, but not enough.
At this same time they seized in Nangasaqui a servant of the father provincial, Matheo Couros, who was washing his clothes.
With Wright's stain it can be brought out by staining longer and washing less than for the ordinary blood-stain.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd"Farmer Green's cat was washing her face on the doorsteps," Sandy explained triumphantly.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyShe peeped out at him two or three times as she stood washing herself in the little basin between the windows.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinIs spring water fit for washing the iodized paper; if it contains either sulphate or bicarbonate of lime or muriate of soda?
British Dictionary definitions for washing
/ (ˈwɒʃɪŋ) /
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
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