Results for "was"

Word

30 words

• was A1

  Past tense of "be" used with I, he, she, or it.

• waste B1

  To use time, money, or resources badly so that they are lost or have no useful result.

• wash A1

  To clean something with water and usually soap.

• washing A2

  Clothes and other items that need to be, are being, or have been washed.

• dishwasher B1

  A machine for washing dishes automatically.

• wasp B2

  A flying insect with a thin black-and-yellow body that can give a painful sting.

• brainwashing C1

  The act of forcing people to give up their beliefs and accept new ones through intense pressure.

• wasteful B1

  Using more money, time, or resources than is necessary.

• brainwash C1

  To force someone to accept new beliefs by using strong pressure over a long time.

• hogwash C1

  informal: foolish, false, or meaningless talk or writing; nonsense

• whitewash C2

  cover with whitewash

• washing-up A2

  The job of washing the dishes, pots, and cutlery after a meal.

• washerwoman C2

  historical: a woman employed to wash other people's clothes and household linen

• washtub C1

  A large tub used for washing clothes.

• swash C2

  the surge or wash of water against a shore, or the sound it makes

• washbowl B1

  A bowl or sink used for washing your face and hands.

• washstand C2

  a piece of furniture designed to hold a basin, pitcher, and other articles for washing

• washpan C2+

  a broad, shallow pan or basin used to hold water for washing

• washing machine A2

• wast C2+

  archaic second-person singular past of 'be' (thou wast)

• washbasin C2+

  a bowl for holding water for washing the hands and face

• wasteland C2+

  a barren or desolate area of land

• backwash C2+

  the backward flow of water, or unwelcome aftereffects of an event

• blackwash C2+

  to defame or expose discreditable facts about someone; the opposite of whitewash

• wastefulness C2+

  the quality of using resources carelessly or extravagantly

• wasteness C2+

  the condition of being a desolate waste; barren emptiness

• wastel C2

  historical: a fine white bread or cake made from carefully sifted wheat flour

• stohwasser C2+

  historical: a leather gaiter or legging for the lower leg, fastened by a strap wound around it

• wassailer C2+

  a person who carouses or drinks and celebrates noisily

• be A1

  was — past tense of be

  Used to describe or identify someone or something.