washing meaning
EN[ˈwɒʃɪŋ] [ˈwɑʃɪŋ] [-ɒʃɪŋ]WWashing
- Washing is a method of cleaning, usually with water and often some kind of soap or detergent. Washing both body and clothing is an essential part of good hygiene and health.
- Often people use soaps and detergents to assist in the emulsification of oils and dirt particles so they can be washed away. The soap can be applied directly, or with the aid of a washcloth.
- People wash themselves, or bathe periodically. Infants, the sick, and people with disabilities are bathed by a caregiver, but those that can wash themselves often do so. Often a shower or a bathtub is used for washing.
- NounPLwashingsSUF-ing
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to wash.
- (uncountable, chiefly Britain, New Zealand) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
- (countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed.
- The liquid used to wash an ore.
- A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
- the gold-washings, or silver-washings
- A thin covering or coat.
- a washing of silver
- (stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
- (pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to wash.
- Verb
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- [ …] they differ from embrocations, only in not being intended, like them, to be copiously used in washing or perfricating the part on which they are applied [ …]
- Adjust the feet if you can teeter the washing machine.
- I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Washing light laundry with dark may cause your clothes to discolor.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of washing in English Dictionary
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- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
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- Nouns
- en washing-up
- en washings
- en washing up
- en washing off
- en washing day
Source: Wiktionary