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How can justice be attained when, in the expiation of an old wrong, another wrong is to be committed? No reasonable creature would conceive of the idea of obliterating ink stains with ink, or spots of oil with oil. Only blood must be washed out with blood.
Bertha von Suttner

Meaning of "washed out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WASHED OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WASHED OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Washed out is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WASHED OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

washed out

Washed Out

Ernest Greene, better known by his stage name Washed Out, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer.

Definition of washed out in the English dictionary

The definition of washed out in the dictionary is faded or colourless. Other definition of washed out is exhausted, esp when being pale in appearance.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WASHED OUT

washaway
washbag
washball
washbasin
washboard
washbowl
washcloth
washday
washdown
washed up
washed-out
washer
washer-dryer
washeries
washerman
washermen
washerwoman
washerwomen
washery
washeteria

WORDS THAT END LIKE WASHED OUT

check out
chilled out
crowded out
dried out
find out
flooded out
greyed out
hold out
packed out
read out
round out
sold out
sound out
spaced out
spread out
stand out
stressed out
tuckered out
turned out
weed out
well turned out

Synonyms and antonyms of washed out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WASHED OUT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «washed out» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of washed out

Translation of «washed out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WASHED OUT

Find out the translation of washed out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of washed out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «washed out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

淘汰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lavado
570 millions of speakers

English

washed out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहर धोया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جرفت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вымываются
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lavado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আউট ধুয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

délavé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dibasuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausgewaschen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

洗い出し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세척
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngumbah metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rửa sạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துடைத்தெடுக்கப்பட்டது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धुऊन निघालो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yıkanmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

slavate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyprane
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вимиваються
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spălate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλένονται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gewas uit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

urtvättat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vasket ut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of washed out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WASHED OUT»

The term «washed out» is very widely used and occupies the 10.422 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WASHED OUT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about washed out

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6 QUOTES WITH «WASHED OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word washed out.
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Gary Allan
I try never to focus on the radio, just find great songs, find emotion and just write the best songs you can. I think when you get fixated on trying to do something too accurate, it becomes more washed out and less what you intended it to be. So I think each time the challenge for me is to try and reinvent a little bit.
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Steven Cojocaru
I liked Nicole Kidman because she is so fashionable she can do less is more. It was very, very simple, but it was so chic. Some people thought she looked washed out, I didn't at all.
3
Francis Scott Key
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.
4
Ashlee Simpson
Once when I was 16 I had my car taken away from me for being past curfew. Oh, and I said a bad word once, and I actually did get my mouth washed out with soap.
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Bertha von Suttner
How can justice be attained when, in the expiation of an old wrong, another wrong is to be committed? No reasonable creature would conceive of the idea of obliterating ink stains with ink, or spots of oil with oil. Only blood must be washed out with blood.
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Marissa Jaret Winokur
I lived in New York my whole life. Like every New Yorker, I have stories about spending summers on the Jersey shore, riding the roller coaster in Seaside that is now famous for that sickening photo of it being washed out to sea.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WASHED OUT»

Discover the use of washed out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to washed out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh: A History of the ...
TracklTrack Track Track 104 i 2000 Roadbed washed out 250' long, 12' to 15' ' dee . Trestle built on No. 2 track. , ' Ballhst washed badly for 1800' west . . . . . . .' 3 —31 4—4 4000 l 1000 132 . . . . . . 104 4300 Embankment 300' long, 12' to 15' ...
‎1913
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British Gynaecological Journal
Exhaustion Washed out Washed out, died July 6th, malignant disease instump of pedicle Ruptured colloid, washed out Both dermoid, hair in large, bone in small Ascites, washed out, solid tumour Omentum got into drainage tube Dermoid both  ...
‎1889
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While Drowning in the Desert: Hot Sand, Hired Hands, and a ...
Neal Carey is asked to pick up an aging comic named Nathan Silverstein in Las Vegas and take him home toPalm Springs after Nathan witnesses arson by two criminals who are now hot on his trail, in a trip that becomes an action-packed chase ...
Don Winslow, 1998
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House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: ...
Thirty feet in length, plank washed off, and the stone washed out to the average depth of 3 feet from the top timber. Section 17 has never been planked; stone washed out,"to the average depth of 4 feet. Section 18. Stone washed out, to the  ...
United States. Congress. House
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
2 (of garments etc) pale, having lost colour as a result of washing: She wore a pair of old, washed-out jeans. .washed -'up adj (in/: pred) defeated, finished, failed etc: You're all washed-up in advertising, so find yourself another job! - See also ...
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Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of New York
The water slightly colored with pus. After washing, pulse 94, temperature 990, is eating well. June 25th, 10 a. m. Temperature under tongue 98.5°, respiration 32, had a good night, washed out pleural cavity, countenance fresh, patient cheerful.
Medical Society of the State of New York (1807-), 1886
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The Two-word Verb: A Dictionary of the Verb-preposition ...
T (9) After doing up the dishes she washed out the tea towels. [Gave them a washing to remove soil and stains.] 4. T (9) A flash flood had washed out two bridges, a railroad embankment and a section of the highway. [It demolished them and ...
George A. Meyer, 1975
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The Gaze
She washed out her mouth. She spongedherself. She washed outhermouth.She shampooed her hair. She washed out her mouth. Sherinsedoutherhair. She washed out hermouth.Shedried herselfwith a towel. She washed out her mouth.
Elif Shafak, 2012
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Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
April 6lh.—Bottle washed out twice consecutively with fresh sterile water. Fifth and sixth washings, acid and gas. Control unchanged. April 19th.—-Bottle washed out three times. Seventh, eighth and ninth washings, acid and gas. May 1st.
‎1907
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Annual Report of the Secretary of War
Ilecapitulalions of work done and percentage washed out (not including Assistant Engineer J. E. Turtle's work). Woven mattress: Linear feet Mayersville Island (in good condition) 5, 7:55 Cottonwood dikes (iu good condition) 4,002 Mayersville ...
United States. War Dept, 1885

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WASHED OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term washed out is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rain Washes Out Third Day Of Bangladesh-South Africa Test
Dhaka: Heavy rain washed out the third day's play in the second and final Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka on ... «NDTVSports.com, Aug 15»
2
Rail Runner service suspended due to washed out track
BERNALILLO, N.M. —A section of Rail Runner track north of Algodones has been washed out by flash flooding, and service will be suspended for the weekend. «KOAT Albuquerque, Jul 15»
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Engineers Evaluate Ky. Road Washed Out By Flooding
A portion of the road was completely washed out by the flooding. A 40-foot-stretch of Blackhawk Road near Cadiz collapsed late Tuesday night from heavy rains. «NewsChannel5.com, Jul 15»
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Fishing at trout parks not washed out by flooding
“In an event of this magnitude, our staff is here until things stabilize,” Spurgeon said. “Some got temporarily stranded here as roads and bridges got washed out. «Marshfield Mail, Jul 15»
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Private Businesses Fix Washed Out Road In Cleveland Co.
Heavy May rains washed out a half-mile stretch of Carolyn Drive, that runs near 149th Street and Harrah Newalla Road. The gravel on Carolyn Drive road is the ... «news9.com KWTV, Jun 15»
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Numerous roads in Bastrop Co. washed out by rains
BASTROP COUNTY (KXAN) — More than a dozen Bastrop County families don't have a way to get out of their neighborhood after floodwaters washed away ... «KXAN.com, May 15»
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Man dies after vehicle driven into washed out Perry Twp. roadway
Authorities were alerted to the washed out roadway by another driver who was ... and the pressure from the dam washed the culvert pipe out, in turn taking the ... «WPXI Pittsburgh, Aug 14»
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Washed out bridge leaves Freeport residents stranded
... sight Thursday morning - the bridge over Allen Brook had been completely washed away. "We're stuck," stated Arleen Sigert-Young. "We're stuck in and out.". «WCSH-TV, Aug 14»
9
Moment boy was almost washed out to sea by huge waves which …
This is the heart-stopping moment a young boy was almost washed out to sea as he precariously made his way along a sea wall despite stormy conditions ... «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
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Washed Out shares video for "Weightless", extends U.S. tour
Chillwave maestro Ernest Greene, a.k.a. Washed Out, has unveiled the video for “Weightless”, one of the many standouts found on his latest LP, Paracosm. «Consequence of Sound, Jun 14»

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