NOUN
  • Definition - A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.
  • Definition - A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep.
  • Definition - Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair.
  • Definition - A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements.
VERB
  • Definition - To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
  • Example - The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood.
  • Definition - To cover over errors or bad actions.
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
  • Definition - To repay the financial debts of (another person).
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
  • Definition - (late, 19th century) To prevent a team from scoring any runs.
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
  • Definition - In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk.
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
  • Definition - To make over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white, for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of people of color in an event and focusing on only white participation.
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
Words in your word
11 Letter Words
whitewashes 23
9 Letter Words
whitewash 21
8 Letter Words
sheathes 14 sweetish 14 washiest 14 esthesia 11
7 Letter Words
heehaws 16 whishes 16 whishts 16 sheathe 13 sheaths 13 swathes 13 whatsis 13 ashiest 10 hessite 10 easiest 7
5 Letter Words
whews 14 whish 14 hawse 11 heath 11 heths 11 shahs 11 shaws 11 shews 11 shwas 11 swash 11 swath 11 swish 11 swith 11 thaws 11 thews 11 whats 11 wheat 11 whets 11 whist 11 white 11 whits 11 wisha 11 withe 11 ashes 8 haets 8 haste 8 hates 8 heats 8 heist 8 hests 8 hists 8 saith 8 sheas 8 sheet 8 shies 8 shist 8 shite 8 shits 8 stash 8 stews 8 swats 8 sweat 8 sweet 8 tawie 8 tawse 8 these 8 twaes 8 waist 8 waits 8 waste 8
4 Letter Words
whew 13 hahs 10 hash 10 hath 10 haws 10 hehs 10 heth 10 hews 10 shah 10 shaw 10 shew 10 shwa 10 thaw 10 thew 10 wash 10 waws 10 what 10 whee 10 whet 10 whit 10 wish 10 with 10 ahis 7 awee 7 awes 7 eath 7 eths 7 ewes 7 haes 7 haet 7 hast 7 hate 7 hats 7 heat 7 hest 7 hets 7 hies 7 hiss 7 hist 7 hits 7 sash 7 saws 7 sesh 7 sews 7 shat 7 shea 7 shes 7 shit 7 sith 7 staw 7
3 Letter Words
hah 9 haw 9 heh 9 hew 9 shh 9 waw 9 wha 9 ahi 6 ahs 6 ash 6 awe 6 eew 6 eth 6 ewe 6 hae 6 has 6 hat 6 hes 6 het 6 hie 6 his 6 hit 6 saw 6 sew 6 sha 6 she 6 taw 6 tew 6 the 6 twa 6 wae 6 was 6 wat 6 wee 6 wet 6 wis 6 wit 6 ais 3 ait 3 ass 3 ate 3 eat 3 ess 3 est 3 eta 3 its 3 sae 3 sat 3 sea 3 see 3
2 Letter Words
ah 5 aw 5 eh 5 ew 5 ha 5 he 5 hi 5 sh 5 we 5 ae 2 ai 2 as 2 at 2 es 2 et 2 is 2 it 2 si 2 ta 2 te 2 ti 2
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