whitewash
Definitions
Noun
- A defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
- Wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
- A specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
Verb
- Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
- Cover with whitewash
- Exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
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Words that contain the term "whitewash".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | whitewashed | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | whitewash | 2 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "whitewash".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "whitewash".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | white | 1 | 365 |
| 2 | writes | 1 | 41 |
| 3 | whites | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | white's | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | whiteman | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | whitewashed | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | whiplash | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | whitmarsh | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | whitefish | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | whitewater's | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | whitwam | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | whitish | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | whitest | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | whitewater | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | hites | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | whitesel | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | whitelaw | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | shipwash | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | wichita's | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | whitworth | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
Gov. Shapiro accuses President Trump of attempting to “whitewash history”
Jan 26, 2026 Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Jan 26, 2026 Pennsylvania Capital-Star