washing

wash·ing  (wshng, wôshng)

n.

1. The act or process of one that washes.

2. Articles washed or intended to be washed at one time: the week's washing.

3. The residue after an ore or other material has been washed.

4. The liquid used to wash something. Often used in the plural.

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washing [ˈwɒʃɪŋ]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) articles that have been or are to be washed together on a single occasion

2. liquid in which an article has been washed

3. (Engineering / Metallurgy) something, such as gold dust or metal ore, that has been obtained by washing

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a thin coat of something applied in liquid form

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	washing - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) lavation, wash washup, bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person) ablution - the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels dishwashing, washup - the act of washing dishes washing-up - the washing of dishes etc after a meal window-washing - the activity of washing windows rinse - washing lightly without soap soak, soaking - washing something by allowing it to soak rinsing, rinse - the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work" laundering - washing clothes and bed linens
	2.	washing - garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering laundry, washables, wash garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" household linen, white goods - drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth

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washing noun

Related words
like ablutomania

Translations

washing [ˈwɒʃɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= act) → lavado m
some fabrics don't stand up to repeated washings → algunos tejidos no aguantan constantes lavados

2. (= clothes) (dirty) → ropa f sucia; (hung to dry) → colada f
to take in washing [woman] → ser lavandera

B. CPD washing day N → día m de lavado, día m de colada
washing line N → tendedero m
washing machine N → lavadora f
washing powder N → jabón m en polvo, detergente m
washing soda N → sosa f, carbonato m sódico

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washing [ˈwɒʃɪŋ] n (British)

(= linen) → linge m
to bring the washing in → rentrer le linge
dirty washing → du linge sale
have you got any washing? → tu as du linge à laver?

(= activity) → lessive f
to do the washing → faire la lessive
washing line n (British) → corde f à linge
washing machine n → lave-linge m inv, machine f à laver
washing powder n (British) → lessive f (en poudre)

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washing

n → Waschen nt; (= clothes) → Wäsche f; many boys dislike washing → viele Jungen waschen sich nicht gerne; to do the washing → Wäsche waschen; to take in washing → (für Kunden) waschen; if we don’t get a pay increase, I’ll have to take in washing! (hum) → wenn wir keine Gehaltserhöhung bekommen, muss ich noch putzen gehen (inf)

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washing:

washing day

n = washday

washing line

n → Wäscheleine f

washing machine

n → Waschmaschine f

washing powder

n → Waschpulver nt

washing soda

n → Bleichsoda nt

washing-up

n (Brit) → Abwasch m; to do the washing → spülen, den Abwasch machen

washing-up basin, washing-up bowl

n (Brit) → Spülschüssel f

washing-up cloth

n (Brit) → Spültuch nt, → Spüllappen m

washing-up liquid

n (Brit) → Spülmittel nt

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washing [ˈwɒʃɪŋ] n

a. (act) → lavaggio; (of clothes) → bucato

b. (clothes themselves) → bucato
dirty washing → biancheria da lavare

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