English Dictionary

washing

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/

名詞

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(countable) The action of the verb to wash

日本語の意味

洗う行為 / 洗浄

I left the washing on the balcony to dry in the afternoon sun.

午後の陽ざしの中、洗濯物をベランダに出して乾かしました。

意味（1）

(countable) The action of the verb to wash

I then took a piece of dry stone, ground it fine in a mortar, and placed the powder in water, the sand particles sunk rapidly to the bottom, while the clay remained suspended, and by several washings and decantings the sand and clay could be approximately separated […]

意味（2）

(uncountable, chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.

[…] Hazel telling about how she liked a good woodpile, especially when she used to take in washing to earn a little extra. She needed a goodly pile to fuel her washtubs.

意味（3）

(countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed

The washings have a higher concentration of metal

意味（4）

The liquid used to wash an ore.

意味（5）

A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.

the gold-washings, or silver-washings

意味（6）

A thin covering or coat.

a washing of silver

意味（7）

(stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.

意味（8）

(pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.

washings （ plural ）