Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb water-wash

1 sense of water-wash

Sense 1
water-wash -- (wash with water)
       => wash, launder -- (cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!")

Antonyms of adj water-washed

2 senses of water-washed

Sense 1
water-washed -- (washed or swept with water especially waves of the sea)

INDIRECT (VIA inhospitable) -> hospitable -- (favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment")

Sense 2
washed, water-washed -- (clean by virtue of having been washed in water)

INDIRECT (VIA clean) -> dirty, soiled, unclean -- (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves")

Similarity of adj water-washed

2 senses of water-washed

Sense 1
water-washed -- (washed or swept with water especially waves of the sea)
       => inhospitable (vs. hospitable) -- (unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas")

Sense 2
washed, water-washed -- (clean by virtue of having been washed in water)
       => clean (vs. dirty) -- (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals")

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