noun Download 🔗Share A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white. Examples : "The painter used a thick whitewash to cover the old, weathered fence. " material substance appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep. Examples : "The basketball team celebrated their whitewash after winning all ten games of the season. " outcome sport achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair. Examples : "The skin-whitening whitewash was popular among some teenagers. " appearance substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements. Examples : "The company's press release was a clear whitewash of the environmental damage they had caused. " politics media government action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence. Examples : "The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood." material building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cover over errors or bad actions. Examples : "The company tried to whitewash the pollution incident by saying it was a minor accident. " action politics government moral society guilt Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To repay the financial debts of (another person). Examples : ""My generous uncle decided to whitewash my student loans, allowing me to start my career debt-free." " finance business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (late, 19th century) To prevent a team from scoring any runs. Examples : "The opposing team's strong defense completely whitewashed our offense in the final quarter of the game. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk. Examples : "The team whitewashed their rivals in the final game, scoring 10 goals to their opponent's zero. " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white, for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of people of color in an event and focusing on only white participation. Examples : "The school committee whitewashed the history of the school's founding, focusing only on the contributions of the white settlers and omitting the role of the Indigenous people. " culture politics history race society media communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading