Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Wash
Wash verb - To flow along or against.
How words are described
| human | human kill | human wash |
| good | good kill | good wash |
| clean | clean kill | clean wash |
| particular | particular kill | particular wash |
| Other adjectives: total, free, actual, real, dark, major. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Koko explains that the tears 'wash out' her emotions, her love for her family - hence, heartlessly trying to kill her sisters.
Source: Berserker Tears - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A variant: a de-powered Buffy manages to kill a powerful but ill vampire by replacing the water that he uses to wash down his medication with holy water.
Source: Medication Tampering -
Thrax not only plans to kill Shane, but reminisces about killing a "little girl" who "didn't like to wash her hands." The Informant: The flu shot.That's funny.
Source: Film / Osmosis Jones
Cite this Source
Wash and Kill. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/wash
Kill & Wash. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/wash>.
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