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WASH, v.t. [G.] 1. To cleanse by ablution, or by rubbing in water; as, to wash t...
WASH-BALL, n. [wash and ball.] A ball of soap, to be used in washing the hands o...
WASH-BOARD, n. [wash and board.] 1. A broad thin plank, fixed occasionally on th...
WASH-POT, n. A vessel in which any thing is washed.
WASH-TUB, n. A tub in which clothes are washed.
WASHED, pp. 1. Cleansed in water; purified. 2. Overflowed; dashed against with w...
WASHER, n. 1. One who washes. 2. An iron ring between the nave of a wheel and th...
WASHER-WOMAN, n. A woman that washes clothes for others or for hire.
WASHING, ppr. Cleansing with water; purifying; overflowing; overspreading. WASHI...
WASHY, a. [from wash.] 1. Watery; damp; soft; as the washy ooze. 2. Weak; not so...
WASP, n. [G., L.] In entomology, a genus of insects, Vespa, of the order of Hyme...
WASP-FLY, n. A species of fly resembling a wasp, but having no sting, and but tw...
WASPISH, a. Snappish; petulant; irritable; irascible; quick to resent any trifli...
WASPISHLY, adv. Petulantly; in a snappish manner.
WASPISHNESS, n. Petulance; irascibility; snappishness.
WASSAIL, n. 1. A liquor made of apples, sugar and ale, formerly much used by Eng...