A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.
The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
A liquid used for washing.
A shallow body of water.
In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
The blade of an oar.
A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
A situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent; a situation in which there is no net change.
The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws.
To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
To bear without injury the operation of being washed.
To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
To move or erode by the force of water in motion.
To clean oneself with water.
To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
To clean with water.
To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.