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whitewash
white·wash / ˈ(h)wītˌwäsh; -ˌwôsh/ • n. 1. a solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls white. ∎ (also white·wash·ing) a deliberate concealment of someone's mistakes or faults in order to clear their name. 2. a victory in a game in which the loser scores no points. • v. [tr.] 1. [usu. as adj.] (whitewashed) paint (a wall, building, or room) with whitewash. ∎ try to clear (someone or their name) by deliberately concealing their mistakes or faults: his wife must have wanted to whitewash his reputation. ∎ deliberately conceal (someone's mistakes or faults): this is not to whitewash the actual political practice of the government. 2. defeat (an opponent), keeping them from scoring. DERIVATIVES: white·wash·er n. |
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"whitewash." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "whitewash." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-whitewash.html "whitewash." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-whitewash.html |
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whitewash white fluid commonly used as an inexpensive, impermanent coating for walls, fences, stables, and other exterior structures. It varies in composition, being generally a mixture of lime (quicklime), water, flour, salt, glue, and whiting , with other ingredients such as molasses, water glass, or soap sometimes added. Mixed with size and colored, whitewash is occasionally used on interiors as calcimine. |
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"whitewash." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "whitewash." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-whitewas.html "whitewash." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-whitewas.html |
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whitewash
•awash, Boche, Bosch, bosh, brioche, cloche, cohosh, cosh, dosh, Foch, galosh, gosh, josh, mosh, nosh, posh, quash, slosh, splosh, squash, swash, tosh, wash
•kibosh
•mackintosh, McIntosh
•backwash • car wash • brainwash
•wish-wash
•eyewash, Siwash
•limewash • whitewash • hogwash
•mouthwash • musquash
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"whitewash." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "whitewash." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-whitewash.html "whitewash." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-whitewash.html |
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