| bath |
When you take a bath, you sit in a tub of water and wash yourself. [1/3 definitions] |
| bathe |
to give a bath to; wash. [1/4 definitions] |
| bathtub |
a large tub in which a person can wash. |
| carwash |
A carwash is a place of business where people can get their car washed. A carwash uses mostly machines to wash the cars. A carwash sometimes offers machines or services to clean the inside of cars too. |
| cloth |
A cloth is a piece of material that is used for something, especially for cleaning or covering something. People often use a cloth when they clean things like furniture, their car, or shoes. Some people use a cloth when they take a bath or wash their face. [1/2 definitions] |
| detergent |
Detergent is a liquid or powder made for washing things. We usually use detergent to wash our clothes. Detergent is like soap, but it is made with different things and works in a different way to get things clean. |
| dishwasher |
A dishwasher is a person who washes dishes as a job. A dishwasher often uses a machine to wash a lot of the dishes, but some large dishes have to be washed by hand. [1/2 definitions] |
| do1 |
When you do something--like when you do the dishes or do the laundry--you work at these things until you have reached some goal with them. When you do the dishes, you wash them until they are all clean. [1/9 definitions] |
| fast1 |
If the color of your T-shirt is fast, it means that the color will not wash out or fade easily. [1/9 definitions] |
| flush1 |
to wash out, clean, or empty with a rush of water. [1/7 definitions] |
| germ |
A germ is a very, very small living thing that can cause people to get sick. People wash their hands to get rid of germs. [1/2 definitions] |
| hose |
(usually followed by down) to water, spray, soak, or wash with a hose. [1/3 definitions] |
| inefficient |
When something is inefficient, it takes too much time, fuel, or supplies to do what it is supposed to do. If a washing machine is inefficient, it can wash your clothes, but it might use too much electricity to do it. |
| itself |
We often wash our dogs, but we don't usually wash our cats. A cat usually washes itself with its tongue. This means the cat does its own washing and nobody else washes the cat. [1/2 definitions] |
| launder |
to wash, or wash and iron. |
| laundry |
When we talk about laundry, we mean things like clothes, sheets, and other things that we wash with water and soap. When we say we are going to do the laundry, it means we are going to wash our clothes and other things made of cloth. [2 definitions] |
| laundry room |
A laundry room is a place where people wash clothes and other things like sheets and towels. A laundry room has at least one washing machine and usually a dryer. An apartment building often has a laundry room with a number of different washing machines and dryers. |
| mop |
a tool with rags, a sponge, or yarn attached to one end of a long handle. A mop is used to wash floors or decks. [1/3 definitions] |
| occasion |
An occasion is a time of something happening or of someone doing something. If you had an occasion of helping your dad wash the car, it means that you had a time when you did that. If you went to a concert on three occasions, you went to a concert three times. [1/3 definitions] |
| pan |
to wash gravel or sand in a pan to remove gold or other precious metals. [1/4 definitions] |
| particular |
When you are particular about something, you care about it a lot and in very specific ways. If you are particular about your hair, maybe you don't like it too long or too short. Or maybe you only wash it with a certain shampoo. When someone is particular, they may be hard to please. [1/4 definitions] |