eyewash

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Synonyms: eyelash, eye wash

Antonyms: eyelash, eye wash

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|eye cleaning or eye cleaner}} {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} The washing out of the eyes with copious solution (usually water alone) to quickly remove an irritant, as for example in laboratories and industrial plants; the washing solution itself.
2. {{senseid|en|eye lotion}} {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} A soothing medicated [[lotion]] for the [[eye]]s.
3. {{senseid|en|pretense}} {{lb|en|uncountable|slang|figurative}} Something [[deceptive]] and superficially pleasing but without accurate or genuine [[substance]]: [[camouflage]]; [[disguise]]; false front; [[pretense]]; [[nonsense]].

Verb

1. To fool with nonsense or flattery.
2. {{lb|en|intelligence}} To keep information secret by sending false information to many people in one's own organization, and correct information to a select few.

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