Black wash
(n.) Alt. of Blackwash |
By-wash
(n.) The outlet from a dam or reservoir |
Delicate
(a.) Addicted to pleasure |
Delicate
(a.) Pleasing to the senses |
Delicate
(a.) Slight and shapely |
Delicate
(a.) Fine or slender |
Delicate
(a.) Slight or smooth |
Delicate
(a.) Soft and fair |
Delicate
(a.) Light, or softly tinted |
Delicate
(a.) Refined |
Delicate
(a.) Tender |
Delicate
(a.) Requiring careful handling |
Delicate
(a.) Of exacting tastes and habits |
Delicate
(a.) Nicely discriminating or perceptive |
Delicate
(a.) Affected by slight causes |
Delicate
(n.) A choice dainty |
Delicate
(n.) A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person. |
Flower-gentle
(n.) A species of amaranth (Amarantus melancholicus). |
Gentle
(superl.) Well-born |
Gentle
(superl.) Quiet and refined in manners |
Gentle
(superl.) A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation |
Gentle
(superl.) Not wild, turbulent, or refractory |
Gentle
(superl.) Soft |
Gentle
(n.) One well born |
Gentle
(n.) A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil. |
Gentle
(n.) A dipterous larva used as fish bait. |
Gentle
(v. t.) To make genteel |
Gentle
(v. t.) To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable. |
Gentle
(v. t.) To make kind and docile, as a horse. |
Gentle-hearted
(a.) Having a kind or gentle disposition. |
Programme
(n.) That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement |
Washing
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wash |
Wash
(v. t.) To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water |
Wash
(v. t.) To cover with water or any liquid |
Wash
(v. t.) To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion |
Wash
(v. t.) To remove by washing to take away by, or as by, the action of water |
Wash
(v. t.) To cover with a thin or watery coat of color |
Wash
(v. t.) To overlay with a thin coat of metal |
Wash
(v. i.) To perform the act of ablution. |
Wash
(v. i.) To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water |
Wash
(v. i.) To bear without injury the operation of being washed |
Wash
(v. i.) To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea |
Wash
(n.) The act of washing |
Wash
(n.) A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry |
Wash
(n.) Substances collected and deposited by the action of water |
Wash
(n.) Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs. |
Wash
(n.) The fermented wort before the spirit is extracted. |
Wash
(n.) A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation. |
Wash
(n.) That with which anything is washed, or wetted, smeared, tinted, etc., upon the surface. |
Wash
(n.) A liquid cosmetic for the complexion. |
wash washing
lavation | the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) |
| washing-up | the washing of dishes etc after a meal |
| window-washing | the activity of washing windows |
program
programme | a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation, the program lasted more than two hours |
| wash | any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out, at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash |
falcon-gentle
falcon-gentil | female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon |
color wash
colour wash | a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment |
flatwork
flat wash | ironing that can be done mechanically |
laundry wash
washing
washables | garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering |
public toilet
comfort station
public convenience
convenience public lavatory
restroom
toilet facility
wash room | a toilet that is available to the public |
soap powder
built-soap powder
washing powder | soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders |
| wash wash drawing | a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other |
| wash | a thin coat of water-base paint |
| wash-and-wear | a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing |
washbasin
handbasin
washbowl
lavabo
wash-hand basin | a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) |
washer
automatic washer
washing machine | a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically |
| washstand wash-hand stand | furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term |
audit program
audit programme | a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing an audit |
plan
program
programme | a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished, they drew up a six-step plan, they discussed plans for a new bond issue |
| program programme | a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need, he proposed an elaborate program of public works, working mothers rely on the day care program |
program programme computer program
computer programme | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute, the program required several hundred lines of code |
application application program
applications programme | a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task, he has tried several different word processing applications |
folderol
rubbish
tripe
trumpery
trash
wish-wash
applesauce
codswallop | nonsensical talk or writing |
| broadcast program programme | a radio or television show, did you see his program last night? |
course of study
program programme curriculum
syllabus | an integrated course of academic studies, he was admitted to a new program at the university |
crash course
crash program
crash programme | a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency), he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy, his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people, a crash programme is needed to create new jobs |
program
programme | an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event, you can't tell the players without a program |
program music
programme music | musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events |
| wish-wash | any thin watery drink |
wash
dry wash | the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon) |
slipstream
airstream race
backwash
wash | the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller |
breeze
zephyr
gentle wind
air | a slight wind (usually refreshing), the breeze was cooled by the lake, as he waited he could feel the air on his neck |
| gentle breeze | wind moving - knots, on the Beaufort scale |
| rain-wash | the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain |
washout
wash | the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway), from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water |
| wash leather | piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing |
sodium carbonate
washing soda
sal soda
soda ash
soda | a sodium salt of carbonic acid, used in making soap powders and glass and paper |
washday
washing day | a day set aside for doing household laundry |
wash up
lave | wash one's face and hands, She freshened up in the bathroom |
| wash | to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking, The cat washes several times a day |
wash
lave | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water |
exhaust
wash up beat
tucker
tucker out | wear out completely, This kind of work exhausts me, I'm beat, He was all washed up after the exam |
| lave lap wash | wash or flow against, the waves laved the shore |
moisten
wash dampen | make moist, The dew moistened the meadows |
| wash | form by erosion, The river washed a ravine into the mountainside |
| wash out | lose color in the process of being washed, The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine |
| wash out | drain off the color in the course of laundering, The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse |
| wash up | be carried somewhere by water or as if by water, The body washed up on the beach |
wash down
flush down | flow freely, The body washed down the river |
| wash out | deplete of strength or vitality, The illness washed her out |