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Washing

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washverb(transitive) To clean with water.
lavationnoun(obsolete) washing or cleansing.

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lavationnoun(obsolete) washing or cleansing.
rinsingnounThe act by which something is rinsed.
washoutnoun(slang) A total failure; a disappointment.
lavagenounA washing.
handwashingnounThe washing of one's hands.
bathingnounThe act of taking a bath.
bathnounThe act of bathing; an instance of this; the taking of a bath.
scrubbingnounAn act of cleaning in which something is scrubbed.
moppingnounThe process of cleaning with a mop.
scrubbernounA person or appliance that cleans floors or similar by scrubbing.
laundrynounA place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
launderingnounThe act, or occupation, of one who launders; washing and ironing.
washernounSomething that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
detergentnounAny non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.
flushingnounRushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause).
leachingnounThe process by which something is leached.
cleanedHaving been made clean.
cleansingnounThe process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
pumpnounA device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
showernounA brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.

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