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washing noun

  /ˈwɑʃ.ɪŋ/ , /ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/ , /ˈwɔʃ.ɪŋ/
  • (countable) The action of the verb to wash
 pesu, huuhdonta, huuhtominen, peseminen
  • (uncountable, chiefly, British, NZ, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
 pyykki

wash verb

  /wæʃ/ , /wɑʃ/ , /wɒʃ/ , /wɔɹʃ/ , /wɔʃ/
  • (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
 pestä, huuhtoa, kastella, kostuttaa, pyykätä, tiskata
  • To clean with water.
 pestä, pyykätä, tiskata
  • (mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
 huuhtoa
  • (intransitive) To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.
 huuhtoa, huuhtoutua
  • (intransitive, figuratively) To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
 huuhtoutua, vakuuttaa
  • (intransitive) To bear without injury the operation of being washed.
 kestää pesua, kestää pesun
  • (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
 peseytyä
  • To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
 silata
  • To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
 silata, sävyttää

wash noun

  /wæʃ/ , /wɑʃ/ , /wɒʃ/ , /wɔɹʃ/ , /wɔʃ/
  • The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
 pesu
  • A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
 (aaltojen) kohina, huuhtouma, peräaalto, pyykki, särkkä, vanavesi
  • (arts) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
 (aaltojen) kohina, laveeraus
  • A liquid used for washing.
 huuhde, pesuneste
  • A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
 huuhde, saippua, vesi
  • In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
 jokiuoma, wadi
  • The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
 jättöpyörre
  • (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.
 kouru
  • (nautical) The blade of an oar.
 lape
  • A shallow body of water.
 matalikko
  • A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
 metallointi
  • A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
 mäski
  • In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
 rankki
  • A situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent; a situation in which there is no net change.
 tasapeli

washed

pesty
washing machine
pesukone, pyykkikone, pyykinpesukone
brain-washing
aivopesu
washing powder
pesujauhe, pesupulveri, pyykinpesujauhe
washing-up liquid
astianpesuaine, tiskiaine
washing line
pyykkinaru
washing mitt
pesukinnas
washing soda
pesusooda
washing-up
myyntipöytä
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