Refuse and Wash

Refuse

Refuse noun - Discarded or useless material.
Usage example: refuse had littered the playground until our volunteer group cleaned it up

Wash and refuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wash" instead a noun "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

Wash

Wash noun - Spongy land saturated or partially covered with water.

Refuse and wash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refuse" instead a noun "Wash".

Nearby Words: washed, washing, washer, washroom, washable

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

human human refuse human wash
real real refuse real wash

Common collocations

hand refuse hand wash hand
head refuse head wash head
father refuse father wash father
times refuse times wash times

Both words in one sentence

  • Brain Bleach Hermione: Harry, I positively refuse to think of him as the father of the wizarding world and may have to go wash my brain out with soap at the thought.
    Source: Brain Bleach
  • Film / Hunger The Troubles Viewers Are Geniuses: The movie never stops to explain why the prisoners refuse to wash, wear blankets, etc.
    Source: Film / Hunger
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