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whitewash meaning in Malayalam

വെളളതേപ്പിനുളള വെൺകളി

/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/US/ˈʍaɪtˌwɑʃ/

whitewash in Malayalam: വെളളതേപ്പിനുളള വെൺകളി, കുഴചുണ്ണാമ്പ്, വെള്ളതേയ്പ്. In English, whitewash means a mixture of a powdered mineral substance (often slaked lime (containing calcium hydroxide), chalk (calcium carbonate), or both) and water which is used for painting surfaces such as fences and walls bright white.

Malayalam words for whitewash

വെളളതേപ്പിനുളള വെൺകളി, കുഴചുണ്ണാമ്പ്, വെള്ളതേയ്പ്

English meaning of whitewash

  1. noun A mixture of a powdered mineral substance (often slaked lime (containing calcium hydroxide), chalk (calcium carbonate), or both) and water which is used for painting surfaces such as fences and walls bright white.
  2. noun A thing used to hide mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; also (often politics), an act of hiding mistakes or creating an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; especially, a campaign, investigation, etc., which intentionally hides or overlooks unfavourable facts.
  3. noun An act of clearing a person's debts, especially through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court.
  4. noun A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep; also, a victory or series of victories by a very large margin.

Full definition of whitewash

whitewash in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: limewash (often coinstantial)
  • The houses looked very bright after they had whitewashed the whole neighbourhood.
  • In his sermon, the minister didn’t try to whitewash over the sins of his church.

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Questions about whitewash in Malayalam

What is the meaning of whitewash in Malayalam?
Whitewash in Malayalam is വെളളതേപ്പിനുളള വെൺകളി, കുഴചുണ്ണാമ്പ്, വെള്ളതേയ്പ്.
whitewash എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Whitewash: വെളളതേപ്പിനുളള വെൺകളി, കുഴചുണ്ണാമ്പ്, വെള്ളതേയ്പ്.
What does whitewash mean in English?
Whitewash means a mixture of a powdered mineral substance (often slaked lime (containing calcium hydroxide), chalk (calcium carbonate), or both) and water which is used for painting surfaces such as fences and walls bright white.

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Malayalam words from Malayalam Wiktionary: whitewash (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: whitewash (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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