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If you say that an excuse or idea will not w___, you mean that people will not accept or believe it.If you say that an excuse or idea will not wash, you mean that people will not accept or believe it.He said her policies didn't work and the excuses didn't wash.If they believe that solution would wash with the Haitian people, they are making a dramatic error. verbIf you wash something, you clean it using water and usually a substance such as soap or detergent .He got a job washing dishes in a pizza parlour.The colours gently fade each time you wash the shirt.It took a long time to wash the mud out of his hair.Rub down the door and wash off the dust before applying the varnish.That coat could do with a wash.The treatment leaves hair glossy and lasts 10 to 16 washes.If you wash or if you wash part of your body, especially your hands and face, you clean part of your body using soap and water.They looked as if they hadn't washed in days.She washed her face with cold water.You are going to have your dinner, get washed, and go to bed.She had a wash and changed her clothes.If a sea or river washes somewhere, it flows there gently. You can also say that something carried by a sea or river washes or is washed somewhere.The sea washed against the shore.The oil washed ashore on roughly 1000 miles of coastline.The force of the water washed him back into the cave.If a feeling washes over you, you suddenly feel it very strongly and cannot control it.A wave of self-consciousness can wash over her when someone new enters the room.The overpowering despair that he'd fought so hard to keep at bay washed through the boy.If you say that an excuse or idea will not wash, you mean that people will not accept or believe it.He said her policies didn't work and the excuses didn't wash.If they believe that solution would wash with the Haitian people, they are making a dramatic error.nounThe wash of a boat is the wave that it causes on either side as it moves through the water....the wash from large ships.A wash of something such as light or colour is a thin layer of it.The lights from the truck sent a wash of pale light over the snow. A1

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query	If you say that an excuse or idea will not w___, you mean that people will not accept or believe it.If you say that an excuse or idea will not wash, you mean that people will not accept or believe it. He said her policies didn't work and the excuses didn't wash. If they believe that solution would wash with the Haitian people, they are making a dramatic error.
word	wash
full-definition	verb If you wash something, you clean it using water and usually a substance such as soap or detergent . He got a job washing dishes in a pizza parlour. The colours gently fade each time you wash the shirt. It took a long time to wash the mud out of his hair. Rub down the door and wash off the dust before applying the varnish. That coat could do with a wash. The treatment leaves hair glossy and lasts 10 to 16 washes. If you wash or if you wash part of your body, especially your hands and face, you clean part of your body using soap and water. They looked as if they hadn't washed in days. She washed her face with cold water. You are going to have your dinner, get washed, and go to bed. She had a wash and changed her clothes. If a sea or river washes somewhere, it flows there gently. You can also say that something carried by a sea or river washes or is washed somewhere. The sea washed against the shore. The oil washed ashore on roughly 1000 miles of coastline. The force of the water washed him back into the cave. If a feeling washes over you, you suddenly feel it very strongly and cannot control it. A wave of self-consciousness can wash over her when someone new enters the room. The overpowering despair that he'd fought so hard to keep at bay washed through the boy. If you say that an excuse or idea will not wash, you mean that people will not accept or believe it. He said her policies didn't work and the excuses didn't wash. If they believe that solution would wash with the Haitian people, they are making a dramatic error. noun The wash of a boat is the wave that it causes on either side as it moves through the water. ...the wash from large ships. A wash of something such as light or colour is a thin layer of it. The lights from the truck sent a wash of pale light over the snow.
inflections	washeswashingwashed
cefr-level	A1

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