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Quick definitions from WordNet (whitewash)
▸ noun: a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
▸ noun: wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
▸ noun: a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
▸ verb: cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error ("Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin")
▸ verb: exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
▸ verb: cover with whitewash ("Whitewash walls")
▸ Also see whitewashing
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▸ noun: a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
▸ noun: wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
▸ noun: a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
▸ verb: cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error ("Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin")
▸ verb: exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
▸ verb: cover with whitewash ("Whitewash walls")
▸ Also see whitewashing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to whitewash
▸ Usage examples for whitewash
▸ Idioms related to whitewash (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing whitewash
▸ Words that often appear near whitewash
▸ Rhymes of whitewash
▸ Invented words related to whitewash