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# Orton
## English
### Proper noun

Orton
* A surname.
* A place in England:
** A civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district, which includes Great Orton and Little Orton (OS grid ref (approx) NY3454).
** A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6208).
** A small village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8079).
** A suburban area in south-west Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1596)
** A hamlet in Wombourne parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SO8695).
* A hamlet in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ3152).
* A hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada.
* A community in East Garafraxa, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.
* An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States.

#### Derived terms

* Ortonesque
* Ortonian
* Orton Longueville
* Ortonville
* Water Orton

### References

* ↑ Parish map (Cumberland)
* ↑ Parish map (Westmorland)
* ↑ Parish map (Northamptonshire)
* ↑ OS: Moray

### Anagrams

* Troon, or not, ornot, roton
# -tsaah
## Navajo
### Stem

-tsaah
* Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
       Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT MOM -TSĄ́ (die) -TSĄ́ (die) -TSĄ́ (die)
# ciągota
## Polish
### Etymology

From ciągać +‎ -ota. First attested in 1861.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ɕɔŋˈɡɔ.ta/
* (Greater Poland):
** (Central Greater Poland) IPA: /t͡ɕɔŋˈɡɔ.tɘ/
* Rhymes: -ɔta
* Syllabification: cią‧go‧ta

### Noun

ciągota f (diminutive ciągotka)
* inclination, tendency, urge
    Synonyms: pociąg, skłonność
* (Central Greater Poland, Środa, in the plural) malaria; initial symptoms of a cold; tearing in the bones

#### Declension

Usually in the plural.

#### Collocations

* atawistyczne ciągoty ― atavistic tendencies
* separatystyczne ciągoty ― separatist tendencies
* autorytarne ciągoty ― authoritarian tendencies
* faszystowskie ciągoty ― fascist tendencies
* socjalistyczne ciągoty ― socialist tendencies
* totalitarne ciągoty ― totalitarian tendencies
* nacjonalistyczne ciągoty ― nationalistic tendencies
* dyktatorskie ciągoty ― dictatorial tendencies
* awangardowe ciągoty ― avant-garde tendencies
* lewicowe/lewackie ciągoty ― leftist tendencies
* egoistyczne ciągoty ― selfish tendencies
* komunistyczne ciągoty ― communist tendencies
* romantyczne ciągoty ― romantic tendencies
* liberalne ciągoty ― liberal tendencies
* homoseksualne ciągoty ― homosexual urges'
* antysemickie ciągoty ― anti-Semitic tendencies
* silne ciągoty ― strong urges
* wyraźne ciągoty ― clear tendencies
* artystyczne ciągoty ― artistic tendencies
* literackie ciągoty ― literary tendencies
* ukryte ciągoty ― hidden urges
* dziwne ciągoty ― strange tendencies
* demokratyczne ciągoty ― democratic tendencies
* ludzkie ciągoty ― human tendencies
* polityczne ciągoty ― political tendencies
* ciągoty imperialne ― imperial tendencies
* ciągoty poligamiczne ― polygamous tendencies
* ciągoty anarchistyczne ― anarchist tendencies
* ciągoty metafizyczne ― metaphysical tendencies
* ciągoty samobójcze ― suicidal tendencies
* ciągoty seksualne ― sexual urges
* mieć ciągoty ― to have tendencies
* przejawiać ciągoty ― to show tendencies
* zdradzać ciągoty ― to betray one's tendencies
* brać ciągoty ― to get urges

### References

* ↑ Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “ciągota”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861

### Further reading

* ciągota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* ciągota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ciągota”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 320
* ciągota in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
# vask
## Danish
### Noun

vask c (singular definite vasken, plural indefinite vaske)
* washing
* wash
* sink
* washbasin

#### See also

* vask on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

### Verb

vask
* imperative of vaske

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaski, from Proto-Uralic *waśke.

### Noun

vask (genitive vase, partitive vaske)
* copper

#### Inflection
## Icelandic
### Noun

vask
* indefinite accusative singular of vaskur

## Ludian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaski.

### Noun

vask
* copper

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From the verb vaske.

#### Noun

vask m (definite singular vasken, indefinite plural vasker, definite plural vaskene)
* any washbasin
* a sink
* wash
    Skjortene er til vask. ― The shirts are in the wash (laundry).
    Bilen trenger (en) vask. ― The car needs a wash.

##### Synonyms

* servant

##### Derived terms

* hjernevask
* maskinvask

#### References

* “vask” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

vask
* imperative of vaske

## Old Norse
### Contraction

vask
* (bragarmál) Contraction of vas ek.

## Swedish
### Noun

vask c
* Synonym of slasktratt (“sink (for discharging wastewater)”)
    Synonym: slask

#### Derived terms

* det löser sig, sa han som sket i vasken
* vaska (“to buy champagne and pour it down the drain”)

#### See also

* diskbänk (“kitchen sink countertop”)
* diskho (“sink”)

### References

* vask in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* vask in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* vask in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaski, from Proto-Uralic *waśke.

### Noun

vask
* copper

#### Inflection
### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “медь”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika
# مهلا
## Arabic
### Etymology

From the root م ه ل (m h l). Adverbial accusative of مَهْل (mahl, “slowness, ease”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mah.lan/

### Verb

مَهْلًا • (mahlan)
* (defective, transitive) act slowly, gently, leisurely!
** 6th century, Imru' al-Qais, أفاطم مهلا:أَفَاطِمُ مَهْلًا بَعْضَ هٰذَا ٱلتَّدَلُّلِ وَإِنْ كُنْتِ قَدْ أَزْمَعْتِ صَرْمِي فَأَجْمِلِيʔafāṭimu mahlan baʕḍa hāḏā t-tadalluli waʔin kunti qad ʔazmaʕti ṣarmī faʔajmilīOh Fatima go easy on the coquetry and if you have already decided to leave me, do it gently.

#### Usage notes

The verb is defective and does not conjugate or receive case endings; it is used the same way with the same final vowels in all contexts.
# diplomiĝus
## Esperanto
### Verb

diplomiĝus
* conditional of diplomiĝi
# kybä
## Finnish
### Etymology

From a slang clipping of kymmenen (“ten”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkybæ/, [ˈk̟ybæ]
* Rhymes: -ybæ
* Hyphenation: ky‧bä

### Numeral

kybä (slang)
* ten
    Me skruudattiin niit’ safkoja ihan kybällä.We ate those foods as much as possible(literally, “...at full ten”)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kybä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kybäni
kybäni
accusative
nom.
kybäni
kybäni
gen.
kybäni
genitive
kybäni
kybieni kybäini $^{rare}$
partitive
kybääni
kybiäni
inessive
kybässäni
kybissäni
elative
kybästäni
kybistäni
illative
kybääni
kybiini
adessive
kybälläni
kybilläni
ablative
kybältäni
kybiltäni
allative
kybälleni
kybilleni
essive
kybänäni
kybinäni
translative
kybäkseni
kybikseni
abessive
kybättäni
kybittäni
instructive
comitative
—kybineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kybäsi
kybäsi
accusative
nom.
kybäsi
kybäsi
gen.
kybäsi
genitive
kybäsi
kybiesi kybäisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kybääsi
kybiäsi
inessive
kybässäsi
kybissäsi
elative
kybästäsi
kybistäsi
illative
kybääsi
kybiisi
adessive
kybälläsi
kybilläsi
ablative
kybältäsi
kybiltäsi
allative
kybällesi
kybillesi
essive
kybänäsi
kybinäsi
translative
kybäksesi
kybiksesi
abessive
kybättäsi
kybittäsi
instructive
comitative
—kybinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kybämme
kybämme
accusative
nom.
kybämme
kybämme
gen.
kybämme
genitive
kybämme
kybiemme kybäimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kybäämme
kybiämme
inessive
kybässämme
kybissämme
elative
kybästämme
kybistämme
illative
kybäämme
kybiimme
adessive
kybällämme
kybillämme
ablative
kybältämme
kybiltämme
allative
kybällemme
kybillemme
essive
kybänämme
kybinämme
translative
kybäksemme
kybiksemme
abessive
kybättämme
kybittämme
instructive
comitative
—kybinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kybänne
kybänne
accusative
nom.
kybänne
kybänne
gen.
kybänne
genitive
kybänne
kybienne kybäinne $^{rare}$
partitive
kybäänne
kybiänne
inessive
kybässänne
kybissänne
elative
kybästänne
kybistänne
illative
kybäänne
kybiinne
adessive
kybällänne
kybillänne
ablative
kybältänne
kybiltänne
allative
kybällenne
kybillenne
essive
kybänänne
kybinänne
translative
kybäksenne
kybiksenne
abessive
kybättänne
kybittänne
instructive
comitative
—kybinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kybänsä
kybänsä
accusative
nom.
kybänsä
kybänsä
gen.
kybänsä
genitive
kybänsä
kybiensä kybäinsä $^{rare}$
partitive
kybäänsä
kybiään kybiänsä
inessive
kybässään kybässänsä
kybissään kybissänsä
elative
kybästään kybästänsä
kybistään kybistänsä
illative
kybäänsä
kybiinsä
adessive
kybällään kybällänsä
kybillään kybillänsä
ablative
kybältään kybältänsä
kybiltään kybiltänsä
allative
kybälleen kybällensä
kybilleen kybillensä
essive
kybänään kybänänsä
kybinään kybinänsä
translative
kybäkseen kybäksensä
kybikseen kybiksensä
abessive
kybättään kybättänsä
kybittään kybittänsä
instructive
comitative
—kybineen kybinensä :
# mostrear
## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* muestrear (accepted and predominantly used but grammatically incorrect)

### Etymology

From muestra.

### Verb

mostrear (first-person singular present mostreo, first-person singular preterite mostreé, past participle mostreado)
* to sample

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* demostrar
* feria de muestras
* mostrador
* mostrar
* mostrario, muestrario
* mostreo, muestreo
* muestra
* premostrar
# ᮙᮛᮥᮓ᮪
## Sundanese
### Verb

ᮙᮛᮥᮓ᮪ • (marud)
* Sundanese spelling of marud‎
# nietrafiony
## Polish
### Etymology

From nie- +‎ trafiony. First attested in 1802.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɲɛ.traˈfjɔ.nɘ/
* Rhymes: -ɔnɘ
* Syllabification: nie‧tra‧fio‧ny

### Adjective

nietrafiony (comparative bardziej nietrafiony, superlative najbardziej nietrafiony, no derived adverb)
* (colloquial) misguided, missed, errant; wrong, incorrect
    Synonyms: nietrafny; see also Thesaurus:zły

#### Collocations

* zupełnie nietrafiony ― completely missed
* kompletnie nietrafiony ― completely missed
* całkowicie nietrafiony ― completely missed
* mocno nietrafiony ― badly missed
* wyjątkowo nietrafiony ― extremely missed
* wybitnie nietrafiony ― extremely missed
* absolutnie nietrafiony ― absolutely missed
* zdecydowanie nietrafiony ― definitely missed
* nietrafiona inwestycja ― bad investment
* nietrafiony prezent ― missed gift
* nietrafione porównanie ― wrong comparison
* nietrafiony pomysł ― bad idea
* nietrafiony transfer ― missed transfer
* nietrafiony zakup ― missed purchase
* nietrafiona prognoza ― missed forecast
* nietrafiona decyzja ― bad decision
* nietrafiony kredyt ― missed credit
* nietrafiony argument ― missed argument
* nietrafiona analogia ― a missed analogy
* nietrafione proroctwo ― missed prophecy
* nietrafiona lokalizacja ― wrong location
* nietrafiony strzał ― missed shot
* nietrafiona transakcja ― failed transaction
* nietrafiony przykład ― bad example
* nietrafiony kontrakt ― missed contract
* nietrafiony wybór ― wrong choice
* nietrafiona propozycja ― missed proposition
* nietrafiony remont ― failed renovation
* nietrafiona interpretacja ― misinterpretation
* nietrafiony rzut ― missed throw
* nietrafiona próba ― missed attempt
* nietrafione rozwiązanie ― wrong solution
* nietrafiona opinia ― wrong opinion
* nietrafiona nazwa ― wrong name
* nietrafiony projekt ― missed project
* nietrafiona ustawa ― wrong act

### References

* ↑ Roczniki Towarzystwa Warszawskiego Przyiaciół Nauk‎ (in Polish), volume 1, 1802, page 493

### Further reading

* nietrafiony in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* nietrafiony in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
# perfrico
## Latin
### Etymology

From per- +‎ fricō.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈper.fri.koː/, [ˈpɛrfrɪkoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈper.fri.ko/, [ˈpɛrfriko]

### Verb

perfricō (present infinitive perfricāre, perfect active perfricuī, supine perfricātum or perfrictum); first conjugation
* to rub all over
* to put on a bold face (rub away blushes)

#### Related terms

* affricō
* circumfricō
* cōnfricō
* dēfricō
* fricō
* īnfricō
* refricō

#### Descendants

* English: perfricate

### References

* “perfrico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “perfrico”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* perfrico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
# brêtema
## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɾetema/ [ˈbɾe.t̪e.mɐ]
* Rhymes: -etema

### Noun

brêtema f (plural brêtemas, reintegrationist norm)
* reintegrationist spelling of brétema

### References

* “brêtema” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
# نازع
## Arabic
### Etymology

From the root ن ز ع (n z ʕ). Also in Old South Arabian 𐩬𐩸𐩲 (nzʿ, “to come to grips with; quarrel”, verb and noun).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naː.za.ʕa/

### Verb

نَازَعَ • (nāzaʕa) III (non-past يُنَازِعُ (yunāziʕu), verbal noun نِزَاع (nizāʕ) or مُنَازَعَة (munāzaʕa))
* to get to grips with, to struggle with, to contest
** 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 22:67:لِّكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًا هُمْ نَاسِكُوهُ ۖ فَلَا يُنَازِعُنَّكَ فِي الْأَمْرِ ۚ وَادْعُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ هُدًى مُّسْتَقِيمٍ(please add an English translation of this quotation)
# diplomiĝontojn
## Esperanto
### Verb

diplomiĝontojn
* accusative plural future nominal active participle of diplomiĝi
# lössiksi
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈløsːiksi/, [ˈlø̞s̠ːiks̠i]
* Rhymes: -øsːiksi
* Hyphenation: lös‧sik‧si

### Etymology 1

Variant of lossiksi, perhaps contaminated by lössi (“group of people”).

#### Adverb

lössiksi (informal)
* In expressions referring to not trying anymore
    lyödä lössiksi / heittää lössiksi ― to give up, to stop trying
    Heitin diettiini lössiksi ja pian painoin taas yli 90 kiloa.I gave up my diet and soon I weighed more than 200 pounds again.

##### Synonyms

* läskiksi, lossiksi

#### Further reading

* “lössiksi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

lössiksi
* translative singular of lössi
# Leake
## English
### Etymology

* As an English but ultimately North Germanic surname, from Old Norse lœkr (“stream, brook”). The Norse word is found in many English place names, such as Leck in Lancashire, and the surname could have been from these names. Compare the variant Leach.
* Also as an occupational English surname, from the noun leek.

### Proper noun

Leake (plural Leakes)
* A surname.

#### Derived terms

* East Leake
* Leake County
* Leakesville
* Old Leake

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Leake is the 5070th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6915 individuals. Leake is most common among White (69.78%) and Black/African American (24.56%) individuals.

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leake”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 409.

### Anagrams

* Eakle
# tónlistarmaður
## Icelandic
### Etymology

Compound of tónlist (“music”) +‎ maður (“man”).

### Noun

tónlistarmaður m (genitive singular tónlistarmanns, nominative plural tónlistarmenn)
* musician
* composer
# entreouviam
## Portuguese
### Verb

entreouviam
* third-person plural imperfect indicative of entreouvir
# 給付
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jǐfù, gěifù
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄨˋ, ㄍㄟˇ ㄈㄨˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, literary)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jǐfù
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jǐfù
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^3$-fu$^4$
*** Yale: jǐ-fù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiifuh
*** Palladius: цзифу (czifu)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, vernacular)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gěifù
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄟˇ ㄈㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gěifù
*** Wade–Giles: kei$^3$-fu$^4$
*** Yale: gěi-fù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geeifuh
*** Palladius: гэйфу (gɛjfu)
*** Sinological IPA : /keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹/

### Verb

給付
* to give; to deliver; to remit

### Noun

給付
* payment

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 給 | 付 |
| きゅう Grade: 4 | ふ Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) きゅうふ [kyúꜜùfù] (Atamadaka –)
* (Tokyo) きゅうふ [kyùúfú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [kʲɨːɸɯ̟]

### Noun

給(きゅう)付(ふ) • (kyūfu)
* payment, benefit
* performance

#### Derived terms

* 給付金 (kyūfukin): payment
* 遺族給付 (izoku kyūfu): survivor's benefit
* 現物給付 (genbutsu kyūfu): benefit in kind
* 失業給付 (shitsugyō kyūfu): unemployment benefit
* 退職給付 (taishoku kyūfu): accrued benefit, retirement benefits
* 反対給付 (hontai kyūfu): performance in return, quid pro quo
* 死亡給付金 (shibō kyūfukin): death benefit
* 定額給付金 (teigaku kyūfukin): money handout to stimulate the economy
* 確定給付型年金 (kakutei kyūfugata nenkin): defined-benefit pension
* 育児休業基本給付金 (ikuji kyūgyō kihon kyūfukin): basic allowance of child care leave benefits

### Verb

給(きゅう)付(ふ)する • (kyūfu suru) transitive suru (stem 給(きゅう)付(ふ)し (kyūfu shi), past 給(きゅう)付(ふ)した (kyūfu shita))
* make a presentation, grant, pay
    現金(げんきん)を給(きゅう)付(ふ)する
       genkin o kyūfu suru
       to provide cash

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 給付し | きゅうふし | kyūfu shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 給付し | きゅうふし | kyūfu shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 給付する | きゅうふする | kyūfu suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 給付する | きゅうふする | kyūfu suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 給付すれ | きゅうふすれ | kyūfu sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 給付せよ¹ 給付しろ² | きゅうふせよ¹ きゅうふしろ² | kyūfu seyo¹ kyūfu shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 給付される | きゅうふされる | kyūfu sareru |
| Causative | 給付させる 給付さす | きゅうふさせる きゅうふさす | kyūfu saseru kyūfu sasu |
| Potential | 給付できる | きゅうふできる | kyūfu dekiru |
| Volitional | 給付しよう | きゅうふしよう | kyūfu shiyō |
| Negative | 給付しない | きゅうふしない | kyūfu shinai |
| Negative continuative | 給付せず | きゅうふせず | kyūfu sezu |
| Formal | 給付します | きゅうふします | kyūfu shimasu |
| Perfective | 給付した | きゅうふした | kyūfu shita |
| Conjunctive | 給付して | きゅうふして | kyūfu shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 給付すれば | きゅうふすれば | kyūfu sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 1 2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
# washing
## English
### Pronunciation

* (British) IPA: /ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/
** Rhymes: -ɒʃɪŋ
* (General American) enPR: wäshʹĭng, IPA: /ˈwɑʃ.ɪŋ/
* (General Australian) IPA: /ˈwɔʃ.ɪŋ/
** Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Etymology 1

From Middle English waschynge, weschynge, from Old English *weasċing, *wæsċing (attested in weasċingweġ), from Proto-West Germanic *waskingu, equivalent to wash +‎ -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waaskenge (“washing”), West Frisian wasking (“washing”), Dutch wassing (“washing”), German Waschung (“washing”).

#### Noun

washing (countable and uncountable, plural washings)
* (countable) The action of the verb to wash
** 1855, Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow:I then took a piece of dry stone, ground it fine in a mortar, and placed the powder in water, the sand particles sunk rapidly to the bottom, while the clay remained suspended, and by several washings and decantings the sand and clay could be approximately separated […]
* (uncountable, chiefly British, New Zealand, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
** 2013, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 1st edition, Milkweed Editions, →ISBN, page 74:[…] Hazel telling about how she liked a good woodpile, especially when she used to take in washing to earn a little extra. She needed a goodly pile to fuel her washtubs.
    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
* A thin covering or coat.
    a washing of silver
* (stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
* (pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.

##### Synonyms

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

##### Derived terms

* AI washing
* brain-washing
* check washing
* dirty washing
* fat washing
* hand-washing
* hand washing
* open-washing
* open washing
* rainbow washing
* washing ball
* washing bin
* washing blue
* washing bottle
* washing day
* washing line
* washing machine
* washing mitt
* washing of feet
* washing powder
* washing sherry
* washing soda
* washing-soda
* washing stuff
* washing tab
* washing-up
* wave washing

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From Middle English waschyng, wasschynge, wasschinge, wesschinge, wassende, from Old English *wasċende, *wæsċende, from Proto-West Germanic *waskandī, from Proto-Germanic *waskandz (“washing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *waskaną (“to wash”), equivalent to wash +‎ -ing. Cognate with Dutch wassend, German waschend, Swedish vaskande.

#### Verb

washing
* present participle and gerund of wash

### Anagrams

* Wangshi, hawings, hawsing

## Middle English
### Noun

washing
* Alternative form of wasshynge
# roseau
## French
### Etymology

From Old French rosel (“reed”), a derivative of Old French ros (“reed, tooth of a weaver's comb”), from Frankish *rausa (“reed”), from Proto-Germanic *rausą, *rauzą (“pipe, reed, shaft, tube”), from Proto-Indo-European *er- (“to move, excite, grow”). The base word survives as the obsolete ros (“weaver's comb”). Cognate with Old High German rōr (“pipe”) (German Rohr (“tube”)), Old Norse reyrr (“reed”) (Danish rør (“reed, pipe, tube”)), Old English rysc (“reed, rush”). More at rush.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʁo.zo/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -zo

### Noun

roseau m (plural roseaux)
* common reed (Phragmites australis)
* (by extension) any reed
* quill, feather pen
** 1949 [1946], Jacques Prévert, “Événements”, in Paroles [Words], Éditions Gallimard, page 51:il a une grosse tête de penseur / des lunettes en écaille / une grosse tête de roseau bien pensant(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Derived terms

* faux-roseau
* grand roseau
* petit roseau
* roseau commun

#### Related terms

* roselière

### Further reading

* “roseau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.