wash-able /'wDjabl; NAmE 'waif-; 'wo:J-/ adj. that can be washed without being damaged rT$;     :

machine washable (= that can be washed in a washing machine) oTflliSfelHj

wash-bag /'wnjbmg; NAmE ‘wa:X-; 'wd:J-/ noun (BrE)

= SPONGE BAG

wash-basin /'wnXbeisn; NAmE'waiS-; 'wa:J-/ (also basin) (both especially BrE) (also sink NAmE, BrE) (NAmE also wash-bowl) noun a large bowl that has taps/faucets and is fixed to the wall in a bathroom, used for washing your hands and face in

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wash-board /'wnjboid; NAmE 'wcuXboird; 'wo:X-/ noun a board with a surface with ridges on it, used in the past for rubbing clothes on when washing them; a similar board played as a musical instrument ( XjfcTclfl ) WM;

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wash-cloth /‘wuXltlnQ; NAmE 'wa:Xklo:0; 'wo:X-/ noun (NAmE) = flannel(2)

wash-day /'wnXdei; NAmE 'wa:Xs 'wo:X-/ (also washing day) noun the day in sb’s house when the clothes, etc. are washed, especially when this happens on the same day each week (       ) '/£7cB

.washed 'out adj. 1 (of cloth, clothes or colours 7c flU ^ M fe) no longer brightly coloured, often as a result of frequent washing (        She didn’t

like jeans that looked too washed out. M 7117t

o       0 a pair of washed-out old jeans — & $fc#iI7 /feXtfl |B Ajf W 0 The walls were a washed-out blue colour.        72 (of a person A)

pale and tired ^ £ 7 A        SH3 exhausted:

He always looks washed out at the end of the week.

.washed 'up adj. (informal) no longer successful and unlikely to succeed again in the future ( Aik# )

(tfj;   : Her singing career was all washed up by the

time she was 27. mm 27 7lWlMJ$7f^70 r wash er /'wDXa(r); NAmE 'wa:X-; 'wo:X7 noun 1 a small flat ring made of rubber, metal or plastic placed between two surfaces, for example under a nut(2) to make a connection tight (      ) Sffl,

—                picture o tool 2 (informal) a washing machine ftfcTcJJl — see also dishwasher

.washer-'dryer noun an electric machine that washes and dries clothes, etc. fjfeTt'MT'fll .washer-1 up noun (BrE, informal) a person who washes dishes $fc$£7l$A

wash-er-wom-an /'wDXawuman; NAmE 'waiXar-; 'worXor-/ noun (pi. -women /-wimin/) a woman in the past whose job was to wash clothes, etc. for other people^ ( ) ?ft7c7cl

wash ing CNt /'wdXiq; A/AmE‘waiX-; 'wo:X-/ noun [U]

1                  the act of cleaning sth using water and usually soap iA; ilA ; fA ffi'J; 7 iA: a gentle shampoo for frequent washing   W %fe.HA0 I do the washing

(= wash the clothes) in our house. |pE M S7517c IK 0

—                see also brainwashing at brainwash 2 (BrE) clothes, sheets, etc. that are waiting to be washed, being washed or have just been washed fAYAWl ( ^ IE {£YAM, WJ) Tc%: a pile of dirty washing —

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'washing day noun = washday 'washing line noun (BrE) = clothes line washing machine noun an electric machine for washing clothes ifeTcf/l

'washing powder noun [u] (BrE) soap or detergent in the form of powder for washing clothes ijfeTc washing soda noun [u] = sodium carbonate .washing-’up (BrE) noun [u] 1 the act of washing plates, glasses, pans, etc. after a meal ( Mfs-) PMIfJSr: If you cook, I’ll do the washing-up.     ^ iff ft®, EA WiYA®e o 0

a washing-up bowl '{A       # 2 the dirty plates, glasses,

pans, etc. that have to be washed after a meal ( i&lp ) # iA Hf M-: The sink was still full of last night’s washing-up.

washing-'up liquid noun [U] (BrE) liquid soap for washing dishes, pans, etc. ) IAWM

wash-out /'wnXaut; NAmE 'wa:X-; 'wo:X7 noun (informal) an event, etc. that is a complete failure, especially because of rain BMUlftJll; wash-room /'wnXruim; -rum; NAmE 'wa:X-; 'wo:X-/ noun (old-fashioned, NAmE) a toilet/bathroom, especially one that is in a public building (

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wash-stand /'wnXstaend; NAmE 'wa:X-; 'wo:X7 •noun (especially in the past) a special table in a bedroom that holds a basin for washing yourself in ( Ala IB fttBhiE f*| fft ) MAS

wash-tub /'wnXtAb; NAmE 'wa:X-; 'wo:X-/ noun (in the past) a large metal container for washing clothes, etc.

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wasn’t /'wDznt; NAmE also 'WAznt/ o be Wasp (also WASP) /wnsp; NAmE wa:sp; woisp/ noun (especially NAmE, usually disapproving) the abbreviation for ‘White Anglo-Saxon Protestant’ (a white American whose family originally came from northern Europe and is therefore thought to be from the most powerful section of society) &

White Anglo-Saxon Protestant,      S

) : a privileged Wasp back­ground

wasp /wnsp; NAmE waisp; woisp/ noun a black and yellow flying insect that can sting MM; $Ji4#: a wasp sting MMsAtfi 0 a wasps’ nest  —picture o page

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waspish /'wnspiX; NAmE 'wars-; 'wois-/ adj. (formal) bad-tempered and unpleasant H $| £$; M & (ft BQ3 irritable ► wasp-ish-ly adv.

wassail /'wnseil; NAmE 'wars-/ verb [V] (old use) 1 to enjoy yourself by drinking alcohol with others M $E YjkMJAm 2 to go from house to house at Christmas time singing carols (   ► was-sail-

er noun

wast age /'weistid3/ noun 1 [U, sing.] ~ (of sth) the fact of losing or destroying sth, especially because it has been used or dealt with carelessly ; £016;      :

It was a new production technique aimed at minimizing wastage.

—                [U] the amount of sth that is wasted © % U ;     ^

ii ; vi fl ft : There is little wastage from a lean cut of meat, -fig $] iSA        3 [U] (BrE) the loss of

employees because they stop working or move to other jobs; the number of students who do not finish a particular course of study

yftAAIfc: Half of the posts will be lost through natural wastage. W        M ii I & M M ^ $ $:«,  0

student wastage rates waste £Ht /weist/ verb, noun, adj. m verb [VN]

2                  NOT USE WELL {£ f%: 7         1 ~ sth (on sth) | ~ sth (in)

doing sth to use more of sth than is necessary or useful

: to waste time/food/energy Ai ft ffX |n] / /

7/H 0 Why waste money on clothes you don’t need? fj o She wasted no time

in rejecting the offer (= she rejected it immediately).

7 UP 7 ISAo 0 You’re wasting your time trying to explain it to him (= because he will not understand). # 2 ~ sth (on sb/sth) to give, say, use, etc. sth good where it is not valued or used in the way that it should be £3 ft; ft fii : Don’t waste your sympathy on him—he got what he deserved.     1^1

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comments were not wasted on Chris (= he understood what she meant), jfc 77 & I % 07 • J7'      & M S M ,

—                [usually passive] to not make good or full use of sb/sth

A ft ft f 'J ffl ;     • • 73 7: It was a wasted opportunity.

& ^ 73 ^ M 7 <A XJl ^ o 0 You’re wasted as a sales manager—you should have been an actor.

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KILL SB >, k 4 (informal, especially NAmE) to get rid of sb, usually by killing them MW; £E --^7;