washing things

  • 1washing-up liquid — UK / US noun [uncountable] British liquid soap used for washing things such as dishes, cups, knives and forks …

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  • 2washing — [wôsh′iŋ] n. 1. the act of a person or thing that washes; a cleaning, flushing, etc. in water or other liquid 2. clothes or other things washed or to be washed, esp. at one time 3. matter obtained or removed by washing 4. a thin coating, as of… …

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  • 3washing soda — washing .soda n [U] a chemical that is added to water to clean very dirty things …

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  • 4washing-up — UK / US noun [uncountable] British a) things such as dishes, cups, knives, and forks that need to be washed after a meal a pile of washing up b) the activity of washing the dishes and other things used for a meal do the washing up: Who s going to …

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  • 5washing — [[t]wɒ̱ʃɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Washing is a collection of clothes, sheets, and other things which are waiting to be washed, are being washed, or have just been washed. ...plastic bags full of dirty washing... They were anxious to bring the washing in… …

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  • 6ˌwashing-ˈup — noun [U] British 1) the dishes, cups, knives, forks etc that need to be washed after a meal 2) the activity of washing the dishes and other things used for a meal …

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  • 7washing soda — noun (U) a chemical that is added to water to clean very dirty things …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8Foot washing — or washing of feet is a religious rite observed as an ordinance by several Christian denominations. The name, and even the spelling, of this practice is not consistently established, being variously known as foot washing , washing the saints feet …

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  • 9Ritual washing in Judaism — Part of Judaic series of articles on Ritual purity in Judaism   …

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  • 10As things run — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …

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