washboard
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: dashboard, wallboard, wakeboard, baseboard, flashboard, wasteboard, washboards, wayboard, washford, dash board
Antonyms: dashboard, wallboard, wakeboard, baseboard, flashboard, wasteboard, washboards, wayboard, washford, dash board
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|laundry}} A board with a [[corrugated]] surface against which [[laundry]] may be rubbed.
- {{lb|en|musical instruments}} Such a board used as a simple [[percussion instrument]].
- {{lb|en|nautical}} A board fastened along a ship's [[gunwale]] to prevent [[splashing]]; a [[splashboard]].
- {{senseid|en|road}} {{lb|en|roads}} A stretch of [[ripples]] or [[bumps]] on a [[dirt]] or [[gravel]] [[road]] caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
- {{lb|en|colloquial}} A [[flat-chested]] woman.
- {{lb|en|bodybuilding|colloquial}} {{ellipsis of|en|washboard abs}}.
- {{lb|en|dated}} [[baseboard|Baseboard]]; [[skirting board]].
Verb
- To produce a [[rippled]] [[texture]] on a [[surface]].
- {{lb|en|music}} To play a washboard.
- {{lb|en|bees}} To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a [[hive]], possibly to lay down a layer of [[propolis]] and [[wax]].
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