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31whitewash — {n.}, {informal} A soothing official report that attempts to tranquilize the public. * /Some people believe that the Warren Commission s report on the Kennedy assassination was a whitewash./ …
32whitewash something — {v.}, {informal} To explain a major, national scandal in soothing official terms so as to assure the public that things are under control and there is no need to panic. * /Many people in the United States believe that President Kennedy s… …
33whitewash — whitewasher, n. /hwuyt wosh , wawsh , wuyt /, n. 1. a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc. 2. anything, as deceptive words or actions, used to cover up or gloss over faults,… …
34whitewash — noun informal A soothing official report that attempts to tranquilize the public. Some people believe that the Warren Commission s report on the Kennedy assassination was a whitewash …
35whitewash\ smth — v informal To explain a major, national scandal in soothing official terms so as to assure the public that things are under control and there is no need to panic. Many people in the United States believe that President Kennedy s assassination was …
36whitewash — n. watery lime solution for making walls white; cover up, masking (of sin, a defect, etc.); overwhelming defeat (Sports) v. painting walls with whitewash; cover up, mask (sin, a defect, etc.); defeat decisively (Sports) …
37whitewash — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a report or examination of events that hides the true facts about something so that the person who is responsible will not be punished 2 (U) a white liquid mixture used especially for painting walls 3 (C) an easy win in sport 2… …
38whitewash — [ˈwaɪtˌwɒʃ] noun 1) [singular] an attempt to stop people discovering the true facts about something 2) [U] a substance that is used for painting walls or buildings white whitewash verb [T] …
39whitewash — white•wash [[t]ˈ(h)waɪtˌwɒʃ, ˌwɔʃ, ˈwaɪt [/t]] n. 1) chem. a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls and woodwork 2) cvb something that glosses over faults or absolves one from blame 3) +spo a… …
40whitewash — baltinimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Dažymas baltų pigmentų vandenine skenda atitikmenys: angl. whitening; whitewash rus. побелка …
