Idioms for wash
- to have a good or satisfactory result; turn out eventually: The situation may look hopeless now, but it will all come out in the wash.
- to be revealed; become known.
come out in the wash,
wash one's hands of.
hand(def 90).
Origin of wash
before 900; Middle English
washen (v.), Old English
wascan (cognate with Dutch
wasschen, German
waschen, Old Norse
vaska) < Germanic
*watskan, equivalent to
*wat- (root of
water) +
*-sk- v. suffix +
*-an infinitive suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM wash
pre·wash, noun, verb (used with object) re·wash, verb un·der·wash, verb well-washed, adjectiveWords nearby wash
Definition for wash (2 of 3)
Wash
[ wosh, wawsh ]
/ wɒʃ, wɔʃ /
noun
The,
a shallow bay of the North Sea, on the coast of E England. 20 miles (32 km) long; 15 miles (24 km) wide.
Definition for wash (3 of 3)
Example sentences from the Web for wash
British Dictionary definitions for wash (1 of 3)
wash
/ (wɒʃ) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for wash
Old English
wæscan, waxan; related to Old High German
wascan; see
water
British Dictionary definitions for wash (2 of 3)
Wash
/ (wɒʃ) /
noun
the Wash
a shallow inlet of the North Sea on the E coast of England, between Lincolnshire and Norfolk
British Dictionary definitions for wash (3 of 3)
Wash.
abbreviation for
Washington
Medical definitions for wash
wash
[ wŏsh ]
v.
To cleanse, using water or other liquid, usually with soap, detergent, or bleach, by immersing, dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing.
To make moist or wet.
n.
The act or process of cleansing or washing.
A solution used to cleanse or bathe a part.
Idioms and Phrases with wash
wash