Words Starting With WAS
Here's the list of all the 159 Words Starting With WAS in the English Language.
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| was | 1. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 2. be identical to; be someone or something More Definitions → |
| waste | 1. spend thoughtlessly; throw away 2. use inefficiently or inappropriately More Definitions → |
| wash | 1. clean with some chemical process 2. cleanse (one's body) with soap and water More Definitions → |
| washing | 1. the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) 2. garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering More Definitions → |
| washer | 1. someone who washes things for a living 2. seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage More Definitions → |
| wastewater | 1. water mixed with waste matter More Definitions → |
| washed | 1. clean by virtue of having been washed in water 2. wet as from washing; sometimes used in combination More Definitions → |
| wasted | 1. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being 2. not used to good advantage More Definitions → |
| wasting | 1. any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease 2. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse More Definitions → |
| washable | 1. capable of being washed without injury More Definitions → |
| wasp | 1. social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting More Definitions → |
| wasteland | 1. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation More Definitions → |
| wasteful | 1. tending to squander and waste 2. inefficient in use of time and effort and materials More Definitions → |
| washroom | 1. a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place) More Definitions → |
| wasabi | 1. a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root 2. the thick green root of the wasabi plant that the Japanese use in cooking and that tastes like strong horseradish; in powder or paste form it is often eaten with raw fish More Definitions → |
| wastage | 1. the process of wasting 2. anything lost by wear or waste More Definitions → |
| washout | 1. the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water 2. the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) More Definitions → |
| washcloth | 1. bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body More Definitions → |
| wastebasket | 1. a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish More Definitions → |
| waster | 1. someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently 2. a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to More Definitions → |
| washbasin | 1. a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face 2. a basin for washing the hands More Definitions → |
| washy | 1. overly diluted; thin and insipid 2. having lost freshness or brilliance of color More Definitions → |
| washboard | 1. device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on 2. protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side More Definitions → |
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