Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
washing or cleansing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: wash, washing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: work
Narrower terms: washup, bathing, ablution, dishwashing, washing-up, window-washing, rinse, soak, soaking, laundering
History
Borrowed from Latin lavatio, lavationem; compare Old French lavation. Doublet of lotion.
