Phrase Hound found 112 phrases and 220 compound words that contain wash. The most common are listed below. Open wash in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 112
- car washAn event at which people (often students) wash cars, often for a small fee or donation
- wash outTo wash the inside of something.
- wash awayTo eliminate or destroy by fast-moving water, such as a flood or a high sea.
- wash upTo clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.
- hand washAn instance of washing one’s hands.
- pen-and-washA type of picture drawn using ink applied with a pen and a brush.
- wash-and-wearThat requires no ironing after being washed and dried.
- wash ballAlternative form of wash-ball.
- wash one's handsUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wash, one's, hands.
- wash-leatherLeather that has been treated so as to be very absorbent. Usually made of sheepskin treated with oil, and used for dusting or as an absorbent lining in pockets, gloves, etc.
- hot washAlternative form of hotwash: Discussions and evaluations of an agency's (or multiple agencies') performance following an exercise, training session, or major event.
- wish-washAny weak, thin drink.
- wash downTo help to swallow (something, especially food or a pill) by drinking a liquid.
- acid-washTo treat (a material) with bleach so as to mottle or discolor it.
- egg washEgg (yolk and/or white) mixed with a little milk; brushed on pastry before baking to give a glazed appearance.
- wash offTo remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) by washing.
- prop washThe disturbed mass of air or water pushed aft (or forward when in reverse) by the propeller of an aircraft or propeller-driven watercraft.
- wash machineSynonym of washing machine: A machine, usually automatic, that washes clothes, etc.
- body washSynonym of shower gel: A commercial gel soap, used to wash oneself, especially in the shower.
- dry washA riverbed that is often dry and that contains water only during rainy periods.
- jet-washAlternative form of jetwash: To remove something (especially dirt or graffiti) by spraying it with high-pressure water.
- wash houseAlternative form of washhouse: A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry.
- wash tradeA trade in which someone simultaneously sells and buys (from themselves) the same financial instruments, to create misleading, artificial activity in the market (especially to make the instruments appear to be frequently traded and in …
- wash basinAlternative spelling of washbasin: A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.
- wash and goTo wash one's hair and go about one's day, without pausing for elaborate drying or styling.
Compound words 220
- washerSomething that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
- whitewashA mixture of a powdered mineral substance (often slaked lime (containing calcium hydroxide), chalk (calcium carbonate), or both) and water which is used for painting surfaces such as fences and walls bright white.
- brainwashA distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
- washbasinA basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.
- washclothA small cloth used to wash the face and body.
- backwashA backward flow of water, as from oars, a propeller, breaking waves, etc.
- washboardA board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
- hogwashFoolish talk or writing; nonsense.
- washroomA room intended to wash the face and hands.
- eyewashThe washing out of the eyes with copious solution (usually water alone) to quickly remove an irritant, as for example in laboratories and industrial plants; the washing solution itself.