washing

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[edit] Noun

Singular
washing

Plural
usually uncountable; plural washings

washing (usually uncountable; plural washings)

  1. (uncountable) The action of the verb to wash
  2. (uncountable, British) Clothing, bed linen or soft furnishings that have been or are to be washed
    • My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
  3. (countable, often in the plural) 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

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  • (articles that have been or are to be washed): laundry (especially US)

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[edit] Verb

washing

  1. Present participle of wash.