wash vs be

wash is a noun but be is not a noun.

wash and be both are verbs.

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

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

wash: be capable of being washed
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

wash (noun)	be (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)

wash (verb)	be (verb)
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water	spend or use time
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent	have an existence, be extant
make moist	have life, be alive
wash or flow against	form or compose
form by erosion	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
wash by removing particles	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water	be identical to; be someone or something
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)	be identical or equivalent to
clean with some chemical process	represent, as of a character on stage
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to	be priced at
move by or as if by water	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
be capable of being washed
admit to testing or proof

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