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Definition whitewash

Etymology

white +‎ wash

Noun

whitewash (countable and uncountable, plural whitewashes)

  1. A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.
  2. (sports) A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep.
  3. (obsolete) Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair.
  4. (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)

  1. To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
  2. (figuratively) To cover over errors or bad actions.
  3. (dated, transitive) To repay the financial debts of (another person).
  4. (baseball, slang, dated, late, 19th century, archaic) To prevent a team from scoring any runs.
  5. (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.
  6. (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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13 letter words with the letters WHITEWASH 
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6 letter words with the letters WHITEWASH 
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SHEATH 10
SWATHE 11
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WHITES 11
WITHES 11
5 letter words with the letters WHITEWASH 
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WHATS 10
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WHIST 10
WHITE 10
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4 letter words with the letters WHITEWASH 
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3 letter words with the letters WHITEWASH 
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ATE 3
AWE 6
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ETH 5
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THE 5
TIE 3
TIS 3
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WAS 6
WAT 6
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WET 6
WHA 8
WIS 6
WIT 6
2 letter words with the letters WHITEWASH 
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AS 2
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AW 5
EH 4
ES 2
ET 2
HA 4
HE 4
HI 4
IS 2
IT 2
SH 4
SI 2
TA 2
TI 2
WE 5

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