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Meanings of washing in English

Russian
омовение
Portuguese
lavar
Spanish
lavado
Catalan
higiene corporal
Wikidata

A method of cleaning.

          Related terms
          омовение
          Portuguese
          roupa suja
          Catalan
          bugada

          Garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering.

                roupa suja
                Usage of washing in English
                1
                Groceries often sent home include cooking oil, sugar, rice, and washing powder.
                The South African
                2
                He said washing the bodies would be a long and difficult process.
                Radio NZ
                3
                It is a question of a washing of hands from the problem.
                The Irish Times
                4
                Where possible, save the grey water from your washing machine to flush.
                The South African
                5
                Do you know what window washing used to cost by the hour?
                The Door Into Summer
                6
                And yet they had virtually no water or time for washing themselves.
                The Guardian
                7
                They found Madame Coudert in front of her shop; washing the window.
                The French Twins
                8
                Water could be seen dripping down between his fingers: he was washing.
                The street philosopher
                9
                In spite of taking in washing, she got behind in her rent.
                The Iron Heel
                10
                Social distancing, restricted movement and hand washing measures were being heavily promoted.
                Radio NZ
                11
                Health messages related to WASH were well-retained, with reported improvements in hand-washing.
                Pubmed
                12
                I think it's coming from a heated source-dishwashersand washing machines, perhaps.
                The water room
                13
                Objective: To evaluate the contribution of vaginal washing to incident HIV-1 infection.
                Pubmed
                14
                There's often a surprising premium to really efficient fridges or washing machines.
                The Guardian
                15
                Was Ora straight-washing lesbian experience, or simply reflecting her experience of bisexuality?
                The Guardian
                16
                Sanitary conditions are grim and there's little running water, making washing difficult.
                BBC
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                Translations for washing
                Washing through the time
                Washing across language varieties
                Australia
                Common
                South Africa
                Common
                New Zealand
                Common
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