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1 washing
1) ((an) act of cleaning by water: I don't mind washing, but I hate ironing.) þvottur2) (clothes washed or to be washed: I'll hang the washing out to dry.) þvottur -
2 washing-machine
noun (an electric machine for washing clothes: She has an automatic washing-machine.) þvottavél -
3 washing-powder
noun (a powdered detergent used when washing clothes.) þvottaefni -
4 washing-up
noun (dishes etc cleaned or to be cleaned after a meal etc: I'll help you with the washing-up.) uppvask -
5 dish-washing
noun (the job of washing soiled dishes.) uppþvottur/-vask -
6 appliance
noun (an instrument or tool used for a particular job: washing-machines and other electrical appliances.) áhald, tæki -
7 bathtub
noun (a bath (for washing in).) baðker -
8 dishwasher
noun (a machine for washing dishes.) -
9 dishwater
noun (water used for washing dishes.) uppþvottavatn -
10 empire
1) (a group of states etc under a single ruler or ruling power: the Roman empire.) stórveldi, heimsveldi2) (a large industrial organization controlling many firms: He owns a washing-machine empire.) stórveldi á viðskiptasviðinu -
11 facecloth
noun ((American washcloth) a piece of cloth for washing the face or body.) -
12 tub
1) (a round (usually wooden) container for keeping water, washing clothes etc: a huge tub of water.) bali2) (a bath: He was sitting in the tub.) baðker3) (a small round container for ice-cream etc.) ísbox•- tubby -
13 washcloth
noun ((American) a piece of cloth for washing the face or body.) -
14 wash
[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) þvo2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) þola þvott3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) gjálfra, skvampa4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) skola(st) (burt)2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) þvottur2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) þvottur3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) gljálfur4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) skol5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) þunnt litarlag6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) kjölfar•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
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15 shampoo
[ʃæm'pu:] 1. plural - shampoos; noun1) (a soapy liquid or other substance for washing the hair and scalp or for cleaning carpets, upholstery etc: a special shampoo for greasy hair; carpet shampoo.) sjampó2) (an act of washing etc with shampoo: I had a shampoo and set at the hairdresser's.) hárþvottur með sjampói2. verb(to wash or clean with shampoo: She shampoos her hair every day; We shampooed the rugs yesterday.) þvo með sjampói -
16 soda
['səudə]1) (the name given to several substances formed with sodium, especially one (washing soda or sodium carbonate) in the form of crystals, used for washing, or one (baking soda or sodium bicarbonate) used in baking.) natríum; sódi2) (soda-water: whisky and soda.) sódavatn3) ((American) a drink made with flavoured soda-water and usually ice-cream.) gosdrykkur• -
17 type
I noun(a kind, sort; variety: What type of house would you prefer to live in?; They are marketing a new type of washing powder.) tegund, gerðII 1. noun1) ((a particular variety of) metal blocks with letters, numbers etc used in printing: Can we have the headline printed in a different type?) leturgerð2) (printed letters, words etc: I can't read the type - it's too small.) letur2. verb(to write (something) using a typewriter: Can you type?; I'm typing a letter.) vélrita- typing- typewriting
- typist
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18 automatic
1. adjective1) ((of a machine etc) working by itself: an automatic washing-machine.) sjálfvirkur2) ((of an action) without thinking: an automatic response.) ósjálfráður2. noun(a self-loading gun: He has two automatics and a rifle.) sjálfvirkur, sjálfhlaðandi- automatically
- automation
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19 basin
['beisn]1) (a bowl for washing oneself in: a wash-hand basin.) þvottaskál, vaskafat, vaskur2) (a wide, open dish for preparing food in: a pudding-basin.) skál3) (the area drained by a river: the basin of the Nile.) vatnasvæði4) (the deep part of a harbour: There were four yachts anchored in the harbour basin.) hafnarkví -
20 bath
1. plural - baths; noun1) (a large container for holding water in which to wash the whole body: I'll fill the bath with water for you.) baðker2) (an act of washing in a bath: I had a bath last night.) bað3) (a container of liquid etc in which something is immersed: a bird bath.) bað, baðker2. verb(to wash in a bath: I'll bath the baby.) baða, þvo- bathroom
- bathtub
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washing day — noun a day set aside for doing household laundry • Syn: ↑washday • Hypernyms: ↑day * * * washing day UK US noun [countable] [singular washing day … Useful english dictionary
washing soda — noun a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper • Syn: ↑sodium carbonate, ↑sal soda, ↑soda ash, ↑soda • Hypernyms: ↑salt * * * noun [noncount] : a chemical that is added to water to help clean very dirty… … Useful english dictionary
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washing of feet — noun A ritual washing of churchgoers feet by clergy practised by some Christians, especially associated with Maundy Thursday Syn: feet washing, foot washing, mandatum, pedilavium … Wiktionary
washing — noun (singular, uncountable) BrE clothes that need to be washed, are being washed, or have just been washed; wash 2 (8) AmE: do the washing (=wash dirty clothes) | put the washing out (=hang it on a washing line) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
washing liquid — washing powder or washing liquid noun A powdered or liquid preparation used in washing clothes • • • Main Entry: ↑wash … Useful english dictionary
