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water-washed

water-washed

1.9
Made smooth by water, often by rain or waves
  • adjective
translation icon : lavado por agua
  • The cliff face was smooth and water-washed from centuries of crashing waves.

Examples

  • The water-washed pebbles gleamed in the sunlight along the shore.

  • Ancient, water-washed stones littered the riverbed after the flood.

  • The water-washed stones were smooth and shiny.

  • After the storm, the beach was covered in water-washed debris.

  • The water-washed pebbles gleamed in the sunlight along the shore.

  • Ancient, water-washed stones littered the riverbed after the flood.

  • The cliff face was smooth and water-washed from centuries of crashing waves.

Synonyms

washed
vswater-washed
1.0

Made clean with water or soap

is limited to cleaning done by water including natural rain or waves

How Clean

spotless
41 2.5
clean
∞ 1.0
water-washed
1.9
washed
1.0
dirty
525 1.0

Surface Forms

water-washed positive

Morphology

water-washed = water + wash (transparent) = water + wash + ed

Built from the compound 'water' + 'wash' with the regular adjectival/participial '-ed', meaning literally washed by water.

Etymology

The word water-washed comes from the two simple words water and washed, meaning 'cleaned or shaped by water'. So, it describes things like stones or cliffs that have been smoothed by rain, rivers, or waves.