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Washing vs Flushing - What's the difference?

washing | flushing |

As nouns the difference between washing and flushing

is that washing is (uncountable) the action of the verb to wash while flushing is the act by which something is flushed.

As verbs the difference between washing and flushing

is that washing is while flushing is .

washing

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to wash
  • (uncountable, chiefly, British, NZ) Clothing, bed linen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
  • * My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
  • (countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
  • * The washings have a higher concentration of metal
  • The liquid used to wash an ore.
  • A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
    • the gold-washings''', or silver-'''washings

    Synonyms

    * (articles that have been or are to be washed): laundry (especially US)

    Verb

    (head)

    • flushing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * flushingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is flushed.
    • We tried to repair the toilet, but it broke again after two or three flushings .
  • (UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
  • A surface formed of floating threads.

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