washed
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,977 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 44,183 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- clean by virtue of having been washed in water also: water-washed
- wet as from washing; sometimes used in combination rain-washed
washed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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For half an hour she busily blotted and washed and niggled.
The Incomplete Amorist · E. (Edith) Nesbit · Chapter 1
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Avdyeitch ate some shchi, washed the dishes, and sat down again to work.
Where Love Is There God Is Also · Leo, graf Tolstoy · Chapter 1
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But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
The Prairie Mother · Arthur Stringer · Chapter 1
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They were nicely washed and arrayed in Sunday clothing, because Bacha Filina would not suffer anybody to desecrate Sunday.
The Three Comrades · Kristína Royová · Chapter 1
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Hurriedly casting off his foul rags, the fugitive washed himself with the old gown, and put on the shirt and trowsers.
Harrington: A Story of True Love · William Douglas O'Connor · Chapter 1