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Launder

A washerwoman.

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Verb group 4

Rinse 84% connected

To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Rinse 84% connected

To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Wash 84% connected

To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Wash 84% connected

To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 5

Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Clean 76% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Commute 76% connected

To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Convert 76% connected

To cause to turn; to turn.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Exchange 76% connected

The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 3

Cradle 76% connected

A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots; hence, the place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rinse 76% connected

To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Suds 76% connected

Water impregnated with soap, esp. when worked up into bubbles and froth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 8

Wash 74% connected

To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Wash 74% connected

To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Washable 74% connected

Capable of being washed without damage to fabric or color.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Washable 74% connected

Capable of being washed without damage to fabric or color.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Washer 74% connected

One who, or that which, washes.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Washer 74% connected

One who, or that which, washes.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Wash 92% connected

To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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