Rinse
[rɪns]
Definition
(noun.) washing lightly without soap.
(noun.) the act of giving a light tint to the hair.
(noun.) the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing.
(noun.) a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint.
(verb.) wash off soap or remaining dirt.
Typed by Floyd--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.
(v. t.) To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle.
(n.) The act of rinsing.
Edited by Benson
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Wash (lightly).
Editor: Wilma
Definition
v.t. to cleanse by introducing water: to cleanse with clean water.—ns. Rins′er; Rins′ing-machine′ in cotton manufacture a series of tanks for cleansing.
Checked by Aida
Examples
- I took another mouthful and some cheese and a rinse of wine. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Rinse thy mouth with wine, Agustín said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Rinse out thy mouth,' he said and the other said, going on with the talking they had been engaged in, 'The worst is that it will bring bad luck. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Let's rinse our mouths with a drop of burnt sherry; the last-comer shall stand it, Mivins shall fetch it, and I'll help to drink it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I'll rinse it. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Give me the wineskin and I will rinse the mouth, Robert Jordan said, his mouth full of meat, cheese, onion and chewed bread. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Rinse and dry in sawdust or with tissue paper and polish with chamois skin. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- After immersion the article must be taken out and thoroughly rinsed in a number of waters (warm preferred), then dried with a soft rag or sawdust. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The clean bottles must be rinsed with a solution of 1 part of salicylic acid in 4 or 5 parts of spirit (free from fusel oil), which can be poured from 1 bottle to another. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The best wood to use is white wood, and after the article is finished it is boiled in the stain for several hours, rinsed, and dried. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The bleached material is then immersed in a neutralizing bath and is finally rinsed thoroughly in water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The disc, when completed, is then rinsed off and etched with acid, chromic acid being used, to prevent liberation of hydrogen bubbles. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- When the breath is very offensive the following should be taken in addition to rinsing the mouth with the mouth wash: =Solution for the Breath. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I heard Catherine rinsing it over the side. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Nor words either, Pablo said and made a swishing noise rinsing the wine in his mouth. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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