Word Finder - washout

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An appliance designed to wash something out.

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The cistern was fitted with washouts and air-valves.

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The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid.

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a bladder washout

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A period between clinical treatments in which any medication delivered as the first treatment is allowed to wash out of the person before the second treatment begins.

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The action whereby falling rainwater clean particles from the air.

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A channel produced by the erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water.

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A breach in a road or railway caused by flooding.

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The cleaning of the inside of a (locomotive) boiler to remove scale (limescale).

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A disappointment or total failure; an unsuccessful person.

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As an actor, he was a complete washout, so he went back to accounting.

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A sporting fixture or other event that could not be completed because of rain.

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The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing

Make sure that you take a few steps back from your subject, though, to avoid color washout or white spots in the finished photo.

The vet then performed a stomach washout and gave atropine, 0.5 mg iv.

Previously UK awash with unwashed dishwashers European washout fuels immigration fears Take that, you stinking leech!

Owing to the total washout of our 1982 September trip, we decided to go earlier!

Guild Council a complete washout - i've never been to a worse Guild Council in my life.

For surgery on the large bowel a high enema or rectal washout will be required.

Random assignment to double-blind crossover between THC and placebo (five days) with two day washout.

Following a washout to remove the loose scale, a full inspection of the boiler can now be planned.

Owing to the total washout of our 1982 September trip, we decided to go earlier !

Guild Council a complete washout - i 've never been to a worse Guild Council in my life.

The amount of steam visible clearly shows this is a HOT washout !

Most washout plugs will be around the firebox, with just a few near the smokebox end of the boiler barrel.

Some of these occurred during the washout period of clinical trials.

Alloy washout base features precision bored brass sleeve for a smooth and long lasting slide action.

The washout solution varies from child to child, depending on his or her needs.

The boiler of 75029 is being stripped, and has had a full washout.

The amount of steam visible clearly shows this is a hot washout!