washing

Meanings

Noun

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

Verb

• Present participle of wash

Related

Similar words

• : laundry