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rainwash

rainwash noun: the washing action of rain, capable of erosion and transporting soil.

Noun

rainwash (countable and uncountable, plural rainwashes)

  1. The washing action of rain, capable of erosion and transporting soil.
  2. A deposit formed by rain.

Verb

rainwash (third-person singular simple present rainwashes, present participle rainwashing, simple past and past participle rainwashed)

  1. To wash by the action of rain.

Forms of rainwash

Noun
pluralrainwashes
Verb
third-person singular presentrainwashes
present participlerainwashing
past participlerainwashed
pastrainwashed

Origin of rainwash

From rain + wash.

Questions about rainwash

What does rainwash mean?
Rainwash means the washing action of rain, capable of erosion and transporting soil.
What part of speech is rainwash?
Rainwash can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of rainwash?
The plural of rainwash is rainwashes.

Words near rainwash in the dictionary

  1. raintight
  2. raintop
  3. raintops
  4. raintree
  5. raintrees
  6. rainwash
  7. rainwashed
  8. rainwashes
  9. rainwashing
  10. rainwater
  11. rainwater goods

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