English Explanatory Dictionary

washing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The action of the verb to wash.
  2. Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
  3. The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed.
  4. The liquid used to wash an ore.
  5. A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
  6. A thin covering or coat.
  7. A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
  8. The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of wash

Pronunciation

/ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/ wäsh′ĭng /ˈwɑʃ.ɪŋ/ /ˈwɔʃ.ɪŋ/ en-au-washing.ogg

Word forms

washing washings

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English waschynge /wasshynge /weschynge, from Old English *wæsċing /*weasċing (attested in weasċingweġ), from Proto-West Germanic *waskingu. By surface analysis, wash + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waaskenge (“washing”), West Frisian wasking (“washing”), Dutch wassing (“washing”), German Waschung (“washing”).

Synonyms

laundry

Derived words

AI washing brain-washing check washing dirty washing fat washing hand-washing hand washing open washing open-washing participation-washing power washing rainbow washing washing ball washing bin washing blue washing bottle washing day washing line washing machine washing mitt washing of feet washing powder washing sherry washing soda washing-soda washing stuff washing tab washing-up wave washing
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