Definition for Washing:

• In vbl senses(& see WASH-); esp., linen &c. sent to the wash.

Synonyms for Washing:

• adj.

  •cleaning (adjective)
  • ablutionary.
  •sound (adjective)
  • received,
  • goer,
  • hanging together,
  • standing up,
  • proven,
  • holding up in wash,
  • all there,
  • holding water,
  • holding together,
  • GOEST.

• n.

  •
  • come off,
  • air,
  • dhobi,
  • hang out,
  • boil,
  • drip-dry,
  • hang up,
  • dry cleaner's,
  • come out,
  • dry clean.
  •cleaning (noun)
  • Abstersion,
  • brushings,
  • Detersion,
  • lavabo,
  • ablution,
  • antisepsis,
  • Lavement,
  • soaking,
  • rinsing,
  • scourings,
  • Laving,
  • maundy,
  • Shampooing,
  • bathing,
  • lavage,
  • fomentation.
  •housework (noun)
  • housecraft,
  • home economics,
  • bed-making,
  • stewardships,
  • homemaking,
  • stewardship,
  • launderings,
  • domestic art,
  • ironing,
  • Sweepings.
  •purification (noun)
  • dis-infections,
  • re generations,
  • purifyings,
  • re generation,
  • ex-purgation,
  • dis infection,
  • bathings,
  • re-births,
  • re birth,
  • ex purgations,
  • dis infections,
  • sanctifications,
  • ex-purgations,
  • disinfections,
  • lavings,
  • expiations,
  • re-birth,
  • re-generation,
  • ex purgation,
  • dis-infection,
  • re-generations,
  • re births.
  •washables (noun)
  • washables.

• v.

  •cleaning (verb)
  • cleansing,
  • sweeping,
  • Sterilizing,
  • Disinfecting,
  • purifying,
  • Tidying,
  • clearing,
  • sanitizing,
  • Wiping,
  • ordering,
  • purging,
  • laundering,
  • Filtering.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • bath.
  •
  • shower.

Paraphrases for Washing:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    wash.
  • Proper noun, singular
    wash.
  • Noun, plural
    washes.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    wash.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    laundering.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Handwashing, laundering.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    rinsing.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Narcotics.
  • Verb, past tense
    cleansed, made, cleansing.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    brushing, Waging, Wiping, leaching, Dusting, using, mopping, trimming, taking, Doing, cleansing, laundering.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    washout, backwash.
  • Proper noun, singular
    cleansing.
  • Noun, plural
    linens, washed.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    washout, lavage, bathing, cleansing, rinsing, washer, backwash.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    bathing.

Washing Sentence Examples:

• Then skin it, and without washing, lay it in a seasoning of black pepper and allspice, in very fine powder.

• At the stair foot Swing gave over the chase and returned to the washbench to resume his face - washing.