How to pronounce “whitewash”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (uncountable) 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.
• (countable, figurative)
• (uncountable, cooking) The most basic type of thickening agent, consisting of flour blended with water to make a paste.
• (countable, cosmetics, historical) A preparation for making the skin look lighter.
• (obsolete)
• [Verb]
• (transitive)
• (intransitive)

Practice Nearby Words

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