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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bathe, clean |
| Synonyms: | bath, brush up, bubble, clean up, cleanse, dip, do the dishes, do the laundry, douse, drench, float, fresh up, freshen up, hose, imbue, immerse, lap, launder, lave, moisten, rinse, scour, scrub, shampoo, shine, shower, slosh, soak, soap, sponge, starch, swab, take a bath, take a shower, tub, wash up, wet, wipe |
| Antonyms: | dirty |
| Main Entry: | cannonade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrage |
| Synonyms: | battery, blitz, bomb, bombardment, burst, salvo, shower, volley |
| Main Entry: | rainfall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precipitation |
| Synonyms: | moisture, precip, rain, raindrops, shower |
| Main Entry: | lave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wash |
| Synonyms: | bath, bathe, brush up, bubble*, clean up, cleanse, dip, do the dishes, do the laundry, douse, drench, float*, fresh up, freshen up, hose, imbue, immerse, lap, launder, moisten, rinse, scour, scrub, shampoo, shine*, shower, slosh, soak, soap, sponge, starch, swab, take a bath, take a shower, tub, wash up, wet, wipe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pullulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | teem |
| Synonyms: | abound, be crawling with, be full of, be numerous, be plentiful, be prolific, bear*, brim, bristle, burst, burst at seams, bustle, crawl, crowd, flow, grow, jam*, overflow, overrun, pack, pour, pour out, produce, prosper, rain, roll in, shower, superabound, swarm, swell*, swim in, wallow in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slough |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shed |
| Synonyms: | afford, beam*, cashier, cast, diffuse, disburden, discard, doff, drop*, emit, exude, exuviate, give, give forth, jettison, junk*, let fall, molt, pour forth, radiate, reject, scatter, scrap, send forth, shower, slip*, spill, sprinkle, take off, throw, throw away, throw off, throw out, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | swash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | splash |
| Synonyms: | bathe, bespatter, broadcast, dabble, dash, douse, drench, drown, get wet, moisten, paddle, plash, plunge, shower, slop, slosh, soak, sop, spatter, splatter, spray, spread, sprinkle, squirt, strew, throw, wade, wallow, wet |
| Main Entry: | theatrical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dramatic |
| Synonyms: | affected, amateur, artificial, campy, ceremonious, comic, dramaturgic, exaggerated, ham, hammy, histrionic, legitimate, mannered, melodramatic, meretricious, operatic, ostentatious, pompous, schmaltzy, show, showy, staged, stilted, superficial, theatric, thespian, tragic, unnatural, unreal, vaudeville |
| Antonyms: | comedic, real, undramatic, untheatrical |
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