noun the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
Synonymsdry wash
noun the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
Synonymswashout
noun the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
noun a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
Synonymswash drawing
verb clean with some chemical process
Synonymsrinse
verb cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
Synonymslave
verb cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
Synonymslaunder
verb remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
