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white·wash
 whitewash
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- pronunciation:
- waIt
wash
[or]
hwaIt
wash
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a coating usu. made of lime and water, applied to walls, fences, or foundations as a whitener.
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| definition 2: |
the use of deceptive or misleading words or actions to gloss over or cover up faults, misdeeds, disgrace, or the like.
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| definition 3: |
(informal) a defeat in which the loser's score is zero.
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| related words: |
wash |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
whitewashes, whitewashing, whitewashed |
| definition 1: |
to apply whitewash to.
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| definition 2: |
to cover up or gloss over (a fault, misdeed, or the like).
- similar words:
- gloss
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| definition 3: |
(informal) to defeat and leave scoreless.
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| related words: |
color, mince, twist |
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| derivation: |
whitewasher (n.) |
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