Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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whitewash | Yes | No | Yes | No |
discharge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
whitewash (noun) | discharge (noun) |
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a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects | the act of discharging a gun |
wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score | a formal written statement of relinquishment |
the act of venting | |
the sudden giving off of energy | |
the pouring forth of a fluid | |
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field | |
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body | |
a substance that is emitted or released |
whitewash (verb) | discharge (verb) |
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exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data | eliminate (a substance) |
cover with whitewash | become empty or void of its content |
cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
release from military service | |
cause to go off | |
go off or discharge | |
pour forth or release | |
remove the charge from | |
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave | |
complete or carry out | |
free from obligations or duties |