Phrase Hound found 68 phrases and 40 compound words that contain washing. The most common are listed below. Open washing in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 68
- washing machineA machine, usually automatic, that washes clothes, etc.
- washing-upThe act of washing dishes etc; dishwashing.
- washing machinesplural of washing machine: A machine, usually automatic, that washes clothes, etc.
- washing powderA powder used in washing clothes, etc.; a detergent.
- hand washingAlternative form of handwashing: The washing of one's hands.
- washing-up liquidA form of liquid soap used to wash dishes by hand.
- washing of feetA ritual washing of churchgoers' feet by clergy practised by some Christians, especially associated with Maundy Thursday.
- washing sodaSodium carbonate used as a laundry aid (or sold for that purpose and others).
- washing mittA mitt-shaped piece of terrycloth used for personal hygiene.
- rainbow washingThe practice of a company presenting itself as gay-friendly to improve its brand image.
- AI washingThe deceptive marketing of a product or a service by overstating its use of artificial intelligence.
- washing and goingpresent participle and gerund of wash and go
- woke-washingAlternative form of wokewashing: The use of social justice in marketing campaigns.
- open washingAlternative form of openwashing: The act of claiming something is open (without proprietary licensing) when it does not meet all the criteria of openness.
- acid washingAlternative form of acid-washing.
- brain-washingAlternative form of brainwashing: A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture.
- check washingThe process of erasing details from a check to allow it to be rewritten, usually for criminal purposes such as fraudulent withdrawal from the victim's bank account.
- co-washingpresent participle and gerund of co-wash
- dirty washingSynonym of dirty laundry: Unflattering or embarrassing facts, or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which someone else may use as blackmail.
- power washingThe act or process of using a high-pressure water spray to clean surfaces.
- pressure-washingpresent participle and gerund of pressure-wash
- straight-washingpresent participle and gerund of straight-wash
- washing balla ball-shaped object used to clean clothes by mechanical action when used in a washing machine, used as a substitute for laundry detergent
- washing blueA bluing (an agent used in laundering).
- washing linea clothesline
Compound words 40
- handwashingThe washing of one's hands.
- dishwashingThe act of cleaning the dishware.
- backwashingA form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
- carwashingThe washing of cars.
- coalwashingThe process of cleaning coal by separating undesirable materials using a fluid.
- footwashingThe washing of a person's feet.
- glasswashingThe washing of drinking-glasses.
- listwashingThe removal of nonproductive addresses from a mailing list.
- brainwashingA form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture.
- whitewashingThe application of whitewash.