wet wash

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wet wosh, wawsh]
- /wɛt wɒʃ, wɔʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wet wosh, wawsh]
- /wɛt wɒʃ, wɔʃ/

Definitions of wet wash words

noun wet wash laundry that has been washed but not dried or ironed. Compare dry wash (def 1). 1
noun wet wash laundry washed and left damp without ironing 0
noun wet wash a washing at a carwash in which the car is not wiped dry 0

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Origin of wet wash

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Wet wash

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wet wash

wet wash popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wet wash usage trend in Literature

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