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Definition whitewash
Etymology
Noun
whitewash (countable and uncountable, plural whitewashes)
- A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.
- (sports) A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep.
- (obsolete) Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair.
- (politics) A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements.
Verb
whitewash (third-person singular simple present whitewashes, present participle whitewashing, simple past and past participle whitewashed)
- To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
- (figuratively) To cover over errors or bad actions.
- (dated, transitive) To repay the financial debts of (another person).
- (baseball, slang, dated, late, 19th century, archaic) To prevent a team from scoring any runs.
- (US, Britain, slang) In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk.
- (derogatory) To make over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white, for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of people of color in an event and focusing on only white participation.
Results 188 Words with the letters WHITEWASH
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HAETS
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HASTE
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HATES
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HAWSE
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HEATH
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HEATS
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HEIST
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HETHS
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SAITH
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SWATH
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SWEAT
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SWITH
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TAWIE
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TAWSE
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THAWS
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THEWS
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TWAES
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WAIST
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WAITS
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WASTE
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WHATS
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WHEAT
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WHETS
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WHEWS
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WHISH
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WHIST
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WHITE
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WHITS
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WISHA
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WITES
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WITHE
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4 letter words with the letters WHITEWASH ↑
AITS
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ATES
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AWES
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EAST
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EATH
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EATS
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ETAS
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ETHS
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HAES
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HAHS
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HAST
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HATE
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HEST
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HETH
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HETS
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HEWS
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HIES
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HIST
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HITS
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SATE
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SATI
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SEAT
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SETA
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SHAH
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SHAT
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SHAW
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SHEA
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SHEW
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SHIT
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SHWA
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SITE
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SITH
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STAW
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STEW
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SWAT
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TAWS
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TEAS
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TEWS
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THAE
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THAW
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THEW
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THIS
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TIES
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TWAE
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TWAS
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WAES
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WAIT
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WASH
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WAST
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WATS
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WAWS
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WEST
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WETS
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WHAT
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WHET
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WHEW
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WHIT
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WISE
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WISH
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WIST
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WITE
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WITH
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WITS
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3 letter words with the letters WHITEWASH ↑
AHI
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AHS
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AIS
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AIT
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ASH
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ATE
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AWE
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EAT
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ETA
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ETH
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HAE
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HAH
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HAS
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HAT
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HAW
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HEH
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HES
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HET
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HEW
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HIE
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HIS
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HIT
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ITS
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SAE
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SAT
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SAW
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SEA
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SEI
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SET
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SEW
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SHA
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SHE
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SHH
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SIT
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TAE
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TAS
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TAW
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TEA
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TEW
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THE
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TIE
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TIS
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TWA
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WAE
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WAS
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WAT
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WAW
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WET
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WHA
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WIS
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WIT
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