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 |
| basin | a bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids, she mixed the dough in a large basin |
| bidet | a basin for washing genitals and anal area |
| emesis basin | a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting |
laundry wash
washing
washables | garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering |
slop basin
slop bowl | a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table |
soap powder
built-soap powder
washing powder | soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders |
washbasin
handbasin
washbowl
lavabo
wash-hand basin | a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) |
| washbasin basin washbowl washstand lavatory | a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe, where you can wash your hands and face, he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face |
washer
automatic washer
washing machine | a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically |
genitalia
genital organ
genitals
private parts
privates
crotch | external sex organ |
female genitalia
female genitals
female genital organ
fanny | external female sex organs, in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals |
male genitalia
male genitals
male genital organ
family jewels | external male sex organs |
buttock
cheek | either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump |
| cold feet | timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action, I was going to tell him but I got cold feet |
| calves' feet | feet of calves used as food, usually jellied |
pigs' feet
pigs' knuckles | feet or knuckles of hogs used as food, pickled or stewed or jellied |
river basin
basin
watershed drainage basin catchment area
catchment basin
drainage area | the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries, an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet, flood control in the Missouri basin |
| detention basin | a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream |
| retention basin | a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream |
Donets Basin
Donbass
Donbas | an industrial region in the Ukraine |
wanderlust
itchy feet | very strong or irresistible impulse to travel |
| basin | a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it, the basin of the Great Salt Lake |
| tidal basin | a basin that is full of water at high tide |
cat's foot
cat's feet
pussytoes
Antennaria dioica | low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers |
basin
basinful | the quantity that a basin will hold, a basinful of water |
crow's foot
crow's feet
laugh line | a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes |
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 |
procrastinate
stall
drag one's feet
drag one's heels
shillyshally dilly-dally
dillydally | postpone doing what one should be doing, He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days |