Words containing was
3 letter words containing was
- was — 1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be.
4 letter words containing was
- twas — a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- wase — (UK, dialect) A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.
- wash — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- wasm — (humorous) An ideology, doctrine, theory or law that is no longer current or fashionable.
- wasp — a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
5 letter words containing was
- 'twas — it was
- awash — If the ground or a floor is awash, it is covered in water, often because of heavy rain or as the result of an accident.
- shwas — the mid-central, neutral vowel sound typically occurring in unstressed syllables in English, however spelled, as the sound of a in alone and sofa, e in system, i in easily, o in gallop, u in circus.
- swash — to splash, as things in water, or as water does: Waves were swashing against the piers.
- washi — A tough paper used in traditional Japanese art forms.
6 letter words containing was
- ecowas — Economic Community of West African States.
- fatwas — Plural form of fatwa.
- rewash — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- siwash — a conventional designation for any small, provincial college or for such colleges collectively (often preceded by old): students from old Siwash.
- swashy — slushy
7 letter words containing was
- airwash — to cool (a roof or the like) with a current of air.
- bagwash — a laundry that washes clothes without drying or pressing them
- boswash — the heavily populated area extending from Boston to Washington and including New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
- carwash — a place, usually an area at a filling station, which has special equipment, such as rotating brushes and water jets, to wash a car
- dogwash — /dog'wosh/ (A quip in the "urgency" field of a very optional software change request, ca. 1982. It was something like "Urgency: Wash your dog first") A project of minimal priority, undertaken as an escape from more serious work. Many games and much freeware get written this way, including this dictionary.
8 letter words containing was
- backwash — The backwash of an event or situation is an unpleasant situation that exists after it and as a result of it.
- downwash — a deflection of air downward relative to an airfoil that causes the deflection.
- flatwash — an area of solid colour, whether in artwork or scenery
- forwaste — to waste completely
- handwash — If you handwash something, you wash it by hand rather than in a washing machine.
9 letter words containing was
- alewashed — showing the effects of drinking beer
- blackwash — to present (someone or something) in the worst possible light
- brainwash — If you brainwash someone, you force them to believe something by continually telling them that it is true, and preventing them from thinking about it properly.
- galliwasp — any of numerous scaly marsh lizards of the genus Diploglossus, inhabiting Central America and the West Indies.
- greenwash — Disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image.
10 letter words containing was
- backwasher — (textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
- belly-wash — any barely drinkable liquid or beverage, as inferior soda, beer, coffee, or soup.
- colourwash — a coloured distemper
- dishwasher — a person who washes dishes.
- downwashes — Plural form of downwash.
11 letter words containing was
- acid-washed — (of a denim garment) processed with a bleach solution so that the color becomes faded and grayish.
- awash-river — a river in E Ethiopia, flowing NE through the Great Rift Valley to near the Djibouti border. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- backwashing — A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
- dishwashers — Plural form of dishwasher.
- dishwashing — the act of washing dishes.
12 letter words containing was
- bottlewasher — a person or machine that washes bottles.
- brainwashing — the process of brainwashing.
- greenwashing — Present participle of greenwash.
- gully-washer — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- gullywashers — Plural form of gullywasher.
13 letter words containing was
- bottle-washer — a menial or factotum
- swashbuckling — characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.
- wash-and-wear — noting or pertaining to a garment that can be washed, that dries quickly, and that requires little or no ironing; drip-dry.
- washingtonian — living in or coming from Washington, D.C., or the state of Washington.
- wasterfulness — the state of being wasteful
15 letter words containing was
- dishwasherproof — (of dishes, cooking utensils, etc.) able to withstand washing in an automatic dishwasher without breaking, chipping, fading, etc.
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