washing

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Synonyms: dashing, lashing, bashing, gashing, swashing, wishing, mashing, wasting, hashing, cashing, ashing

Antonyms: dashing, lashing, bashing, gashing, swashing, wishing, mashing, wasting, hashing, cashing, ashing

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Noun

1. The action of the verb to wash.
2. Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
   • My mother used to do the washing on a Monday.
3. The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed.
   • The washings have a higher concentration of metal.
4. The liquid used to wash an ore.
5. A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
   • the gold-washings
   • silver-washings
6. A thin covering or coat.
   • a washing of silver
7. A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
8. The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.

Verb

1. present participle and gerund of wash

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