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eyewashes

eyewashes is the plural of eyewash.

Meaning of eyewash

Noun

eyewash (usually uncountable, plural eyewashes)

  1. (countable, uncountable, usually) The washing out of the eyes with copious solution (usually water alone) to quickly remove an irritant, as for example in laboratories and industrial plants; the washing solution itself.
    • an eyewash station on every floor of the building
  2. (countable, uncountable, usually) A soothing medicated lotion for the eyes.
  3. (figuratively, slang, usually) Something deceptive and superficially pleasing but without accurate or genuine substance: camouflage; disguise; false front; pretense; nonsense.
    • Near-synonyms: hogwash, whitewash, window dressing

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Questions about eyewashes

What is eyewashes the plural of?
Eyewashes is the plural of eyewash.

Words near eyewashes in the dictionary

  1. eyewalls
  2. eyeward
  3. eyewards
  4. eyewash
  5. eyewashed
  6. eyewashes
  7. eyewashing
  8. eyewater
  9. eyewatering
  10. eyewateringly
  11. eyewaters

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