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be vs wash

wash vs be

be is not a noun while wash is a noun.

be and wash both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
wash Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wash is a hyponym of be; that is, wash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • wash: be capable of being washed
Other hyponyms of be include look, hurt, suffer, be well, suffer, feel, remain, rest, stay, continue, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, look, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, begin, start, begin, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, remain, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, shine, fall, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, continue, remain, stay, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, fall, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, shine, iridesce, lie, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, twist, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, beat, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, swing, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
be (noun) wash (noun)
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
a thin coat of water-base paint
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
be (verb) wash (verb)
spend or use time cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
have an existence, be extant remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
have life, be alive make moist
form or compose wash or flow against
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) form by erosion
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere wash by removing particles
be identical to; be someone or something cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
be identical or equivalent to separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
represent, as of a character on stage clean with some chemical process
be priced at apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form move by or as if by water
be capable of being washed
admit to testing or proof
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