Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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wash | Yes | No | Yes | No |
lap | Yes | No | Yes | No |
wash (noun) | lap (noun) |
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any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out | touching with the tongue |
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) | movement once around a course |
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering | a flap that lies over another part |
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other | the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs |
a thin coat of water-base paint | the upper side of the thighs of a seated person |
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon) | an area of control or responsibility |
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) | lap (verb) |
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cleanse (one's body) with soap and water | wash or flow against |
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking | take up with the tongue |
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent | pass the tongue over |
make moist | move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound |
wash or flow against | lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another |
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 |