noun Download 🔗Share The act of wiping something. Examples : "The baby's playful wipes at her food-covered face made a bigger mess. " action utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping. Examples : "She used the wipes to clean the sticky juice off the table. " item utility material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape. Examples : "The old movie used many wipes to transition between scenes, with each scene dissolving into the next like a curtain being drawn. " media entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sarcastic remark; a reproof, a jibe. Examples : ""Her sarcastic wipes about his messy room were enough to make him want to clean it." " language communication word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.) Examples : "I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand." action utensil process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out. Examples : "The child wipes the spilled juice off the table with a cloth. " action utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out. Examples : "The dishonest salesman wipes customers out of their savings by selling them overpriced insurance. " business economy moral finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To erase. Examples : "I accidentally wiped my hard drive." action writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing. Examples : "The plumber meticulously wiped the joint between the lead pipes, ensuring a strong connection. " material utility technical building industry work process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove an expression from one's face. Examples : "You should wipe that smirk off your face before the boss comes in." appearance action body human emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To deperm (a ship). Examples : "To keep it safe from underwater mines, the navy wipes its ships of their magnetic signature regularly. " nautical military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lapwing, especially a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). Examples : "While birdwatching in the meadow, we spotted several wipes flying overhead with their distinctive, erratic flight patterns. " animal bird nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An instance of all members of a party dying in a single campaign, event, or battle; a wipeout. Examples : ""The raid leader called it a 'total wipes' after the entire team died to the boss three times in a row." " game computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To have all members of a party die in a single campaign, event, or battle; to be wiped out. Examples : ""The raid was going well, but a sudden boss attack wipes the entire group, forcing us to start over." " game computing achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading