wash·a·ble

[wosh-uh-buhl, waw-shuh-]
adjective
1.
capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, or the like.
noun
2.
a washable garment.

Origin:
1615–25; wash + -able

wash·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·wash·a·ble, adjective
un·wash·a·ble, adjective
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washable (ˈwɒʃəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
(esp of fabrics or clothes) capable of being washed without deteriorating
 
washa'bility
 
n

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Washable is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example sentences
Our bright nylon-polyester- rayon pile rug has a non- skid back and is machine
  washable.
Many of today's newer filters are washable and require less attention.
Incorporated into normal soft, washable fabrics, they could eventually
  transform our humble garbs into personal microprocessors.
We apologize for the catalog typo that listed this shirt as machine washable.
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