washing

Definition of Washing in English :

1. lavation, wash, washing

the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Washing

noun

1.

articles that have been or are to be washed together on a single occasion

2.

liquid in which an article has been washed

3.

something, such as gold dust or metal ore, that has been obtained by washing

4.

a thin coat of something applied in liquid form

noun

1.

the act of a person or thing that washes; a cleaning, flushing, etc. in water or other liquid

2.

clothes or other things washed or to be washed, esp. at one time

3.

matter obtained or removed by washing

4.

a thin coating, as of metal, put on in liquid form

5. Finance

the act of making a wash sale

n.

1. The act or process of one that washes.

2. Articles washed or intended to be washed at one time: the week's washing.

3. The residue after an ore or other material has been washed.

4. often washings The liquid used to wash something.