Word: whitewashing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: white
wash
ing
Definition: The effacement of errors or bad actions.
Morphemes:
Affix: white
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
Affix: wash
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent; a situation in which there is no net change.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.