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washing - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: washing
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: laundry
Synonyms: wash, dirty clothes
Main Entry: wash
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bathe, clean
Synonyms: bath, brush up, bubble, cleanse, dip, douse, drench, float, hose, imbue, immerse, lap, launder, moisten, rinse, scour, scrub, shine, shower, slosh, soak, soap, sponge, starch, swab, tub, wet, wipe, clean up, do the dishes, do the laundry, fresh up, freshen up, lave, shampoo, take a bath, take a shower, wash up*
Antonyms: dirty
Main Entry: wash
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be convincing
Synonyms: carry weight, convince, endure, hold up, stick*, be acceptable, be plausible, be reasonable, bear scrutiny, hold water, stand up*
Main Entry: housework
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: cleaning, maintaining a home
Synonyms: administration, cooking, domestic science, home economics, housekeeping, management, sewing, sweeping, washing, bed-making, domestic art, dusting, homemaking, housecraft, ironing, laundering, mopping, stewardship
Main Entry: purification
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: freeing, cleansing
Synonyms: ablution, absolution, atonement, baptism, catharsis, distillation, forgiveness, grace, purge, rebirth, redemption, refinement, salvation, washing, bathing, depuration, disinfection, expiation, expurgation, lavation, laving, lustration, purgation, purifying, rarefaction, regeneration, sanctification
Antonyms: adulteration, corruption, pollution, dirtying
Main Entry: cleaning
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: cleansing
Synonyms: ablution, catharsis, prophylaxis, purge, purification, sanitation, scrubbing, sweeping, washing, antisepsis, brushing, deodorizing, disinfection, dusting, purgation, scouring, shampooing, sterilization, tidying
Main Entry: laundry
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ironing
Synonyms: wash, washing
Main Entry: scrubbing
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: rubbing
Synonyms: cleaning, scrub, wash, washing, cleansing
Main Entry: wash
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: laundry, bath
Synonyms: ablution, bathe, cleaning, rinse, scrub, shower, washing, cleansing, dirty clothes, laundering, shampoo
Main Entry: sound
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: accepted, established
Synonyms: authoritative, canonical, dependable, fair, faithful, fly*, go*, kosher*, legal, loyal, orthodox, proper, received, recognized, reliable, reputable, safe, sanctioned, secure, significant, solid, solvent, stable, tried-and-true*, true, valid, washing, all there, hanging together, holding together, holding up, holding up in wash, holding water, legit, proven, standing up
Antonyms: refused, rejected, distrusted
Main Entry: brush
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: clean, prepare by whisking
Synonyms: buff, clean, paint, polish, sweep, wash, whisk, wipe
Main Entry: clean
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make undirty, uncluttered
Synonyms: bath, bathe, blot, brush, cauterize, clarify, cleanse, clear the decks*, clear up, deodorize, disinfect, do up*, dredge, dust, erase, expunge, expurgate, flush, launder, mop, neaten, pick, pick up, polish, purge, purify, rake, rasp, refine, rinse, sanitize, scald, scour, scrape, scrub, soak, soap, sponge, spruce up*, sterilize, swab, sweep, vacuum, wash, whisk, winnow, wipe, absterge, depurate, deterge, edulcorate, elutriate, hackle, lave, rout out, shake out, shampoo, straighten up, tidy up
Antonyms: adulterate, defile, dirty, foul, soil, stain
Main Entry: color
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make pigmented; shade
Synonyms: adorn, blacken, bloom, blush, burn, crayon, crimson, darken, daub, dye, embellish, emblazon, enamel, enliven, flush, gild, glaze, gloss, illuminate, imbue, infuse, lacquer, paint, pigment, redden, rouge, stain, stipple, suffuse, tinge, tint, tone, wash, chalk, fresco, pinken, variegate
Notes: color refers to the wavelength composition of light, shade is a gradation of color referring to its degree of darkness, tint is a gradation referring to its degree of lightness, and hue indicates a modification of a basic color
Antonyms: discolor, pale, whiten
Main Entry: decontaminate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: clean
Synonyms: cleanse, disinfect, fumigate, purify, sanitize, sterilize, wash, antiseptize, make sterile
Main Entry: dip
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: put into liquid
Synonyms: baptize, bathe, douse, drench, duck, dunk, immerse, irrigate, lower, moisten, pitch, plunge, rinse, slop, slosh, soak, souse, splash, steep, submerge, wash, water, wet, lave, submerse
Main Entry: do up
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: physically prepare; fix
Synonyms: clean, doctor, enclose, finish, launder, mend, overhaul, package, patch, rebuild, reconstruct, repair, revamp, wash, wrap, gift-wrap, recondition
Antonyms: hurt, injure, ruin
Main Entry: drift
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: move aimlessly
Synonyms: accumulate, aim, amass, amble, coast, dance, flicker, flit, float, flow, flutter, gad*, gallivant*, gather, gravitate, hover, linger, malinger, meander, mosey*, muck*, ride, sail, saunter, scud, skim, slide, stray, stroll, tend, waft, wander, wash*, be carried along, draw near, flitter, go with the tide, go-that-a-way, kick around*
Antonyms: decide, direct, guide, set
Main Entry: float
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: lie on the surface
Synonyms: bob, drift, glide, hang, hover, poise, ride, sail, skim, slide, swim, waft, wash, be buoyant, move gently, rest on water, slip along, smooth along, stay afloat
Antonyms: drown, sink
Main Entry: flush
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: inundate with liquid
Synonyms: cleanse, drench, eject, expel, flood, hose, rinse, swab, wash, douche
Main Entry: gild
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: embellish, decorate
Synonyms: adorn, aureate, beautify, bedeck, brighten, coat, deck, dress up, embroider, enhance, enrich, garnish, glitter, grace, ornament, overlay, paint, plate, varnish, wash, whitewash*, aurify, begild, engild, tinsel
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