OXFORD Collocations | dictionary for students of English

washing noun

1 cleaning sth with water

ADJ. frequent shampoo for frequent washing | hand I have quite a bit of hand washing to do.

VERB + WASHING do

WASHING + NOUN powder

2 clothes

ADJ. dirty

QUANT. line A line of washing fluttered in the breeze. | pile piles of dirty washing

VERB + WASHING hang out, put out Have you got any pegs so I can hang the washing out?

WASHING + NOUN line