awash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.
  2. Covered, overspread (with or in something).
name
  1. A market town in central Ethiopia.
  2. A river in Ethiopia, after which the town is named.

Pronunciation

/əˈwɒʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-awash.wav

Word forms

awash more awash most awash

Etymology

From a- + wash.

Synonyms

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