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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

wash·out / ˈwäshˌout; ˈwÃ´sh-/ • n. 1. [usu. in sing.] inf. an event that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain. ∎ a disappointing failure: the film was a washout. 2. a breach in a road or railroad track caused by flooding. ∎ Geol. a channel cut into a sedimentary deposit by rushing water and filled with younger material. 3. Med. the removal of material or a substance from the body or a part of it, either by washing with a fluid, or by allowing it to be eliminated over a period.

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A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

washout Nutrients that dissolve in atmospheric water droplets and are brought to the surface in precipitation. See wetfall; compare rainout.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

washout •about, bout, clout, devout, doubt, down-and-out, drought, flout, gout, grout, knout, Kraut, lout, mahout, misdoubt, nowt, out, out-and-out, owt, pout, Prout, right about, rout, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, stout, thereabout, thereout, throughout, timeout, tout, trout, way-out, without •layout, payout •buyout • blowout • layabout •gadabout • roundabout • knockabout •walkabout • runabout • turnabout •hereabout • roustabout •handout, standout •readout • hideout • dugout • blackout •checkout •breakout, stakeout, takeout •strikeout •knockout, lockout •walkout •cookout, lookout •workout • sell-out • fallout • pull-out •umlaut • litter lout • spin-out •burnout, turnout •hangout • wipeout •copout, dropout •waterspout • beansprout • clearout •sauerkraut • washout • printout •white-out • shoot-out •cut-out, shut-out

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