wash
Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.
Is wash a Scrabble word?
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of wash?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To clean with water.Examples: "The car is so dirty, we need to wash it."; "Dishwashers wash dishes way more efficiently than most humans."; "This new washing powder rlly washes bedclothes superwhite."transitive
2. (transitive) To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.Examples: "Don't pour that in the drain; it will wash downstream."; "Heavy rains wash a road or an embankment."; "The flood washed away houses."transitive
3. (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.intransitive
4. (mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
5. (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.Examples: "I wash every morning after getting up."intransitive
6. (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.Examples: "Waves wash the shore."; "fresh-blown roses washed with dew"; "[the landscape] washed with a cold, grey mist"transitive
noun (English)
1. (art) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.countableuncountable
2. (nautical) The blade of an oar.countableuncountable
3. (finance, slang) A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.countableslanguncountable
4. (architecture) The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.Examples: "a carriage wash in a stable"countableuncountable
5. (television) A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.countableuncountable
6. (stagecraft) A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.countableuncountable
name (English)
1. (with the) A bay with multiple estuaries of great ecological importance in eastern England, dividing Lincolnshire from Norfolk.
Definition source: Wiktionary