rinse vs wash

rinse and wash both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rinse	Yes	No	Yes	No
wash	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wash is a hypernym of rinse; that is, wash is a word with a broader meaning than rinse:

Other hypernyms of rinse include lavation, washing.

As verbs, wash is a hypernym of rinse; that is, wash is a word with a broader meaning than rinse:

Other hypernyms of rinse include lave.

As verbs, wash is a hypernym of rinse; that is, wash is a word with a broader meaning than rinse:

Other hypernyms of rinse include launder.

As verbs, rinse and wash are synonyms defined as:

rinse (noun)	wash (noun)
washing lightly without soap	any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
the act of giving a light tint to the hair	the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing	garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint	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)

rinse (verb)	wash (verb)
rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash	cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
wash off soap or remaining dirt	to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
clean with some chemical process	remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
	make moist
	wash or flow against
	form by erosion
	wash by removing particles
	cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
	separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
	clean with some chemical process
	apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
	move by or as if by water
	be capable of being washed
	admit to testing or proof