Crossword-Solution: WASHBOARD
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Washboard | n. | A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them. |
| Washboard | n. | A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard. |
| Washboard | n. | A broad, thin plank, fixed along the gunwale of boat to keep the sea from breaking inboard; also, a plank on the sill of a lower deck port, for the same purpose; -- called also wasteboard. |
We have 13 clues for the answer “WASHBOARD”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Abs descriptor | 1 answer |
| Abs-like laundry tool | 1 answer |
| Adjective for fabulous abs | 1 answer |
| Bumpy kind of road. | 1 answer |
| Clean-up committee? | 1 answer |
| Jug band percussion instrument | 1 answer |
| Laundry apparatus used as a percussion instrument | 1 answer |
| Laundry device of old | 1 answer |
| board having a surface, usually of corrugated metal, on which esp formerly, clothes were scrubbed | 1 answer |
| ridged item for laundry | 1 answer |
| Kind of road | 8 answers |
| DEVICE CONSISTING OF A CORRUGATED SURFACE TO SCRUB CLOTHES ON | 11 answers |
| Groove ___ | 62 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
ZEMAEC
Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with WASHBOARD (5)
They drew up to the washboard of the sink, feasting off the remnants of the supper, slices of goose, the remains of the lobster salad, and half a bottle of champagne.
The skin was stretched like parchment over the bones, and the sensation produced was for all the world like running one’s hand over a washboard.
Breaks after breaks, like the ridges on a washboard, headin' on the south slope of Buckskin, an' runnin' down, side by side, miles an' miles, deeper an' deeper, till they run into that awful hole.
From the roots of an oak or ash he could fashion his hames and sled runners; he could make an axle-tree for his wagon, a rake, a flax brake, a barrow, a scythe-snath, a grain cradle a pitchfork, a loom, a reel, a washboard, a stool, a chair, a table, a bedstead, a dresser, and a cradle in which to rock the baby.
First the back takes the click of the whip like a damned washboard, and you see the ridges rise and go purple and red, and the man has his breath knocked clean out of him with every blow.
Quotes with WASHBOARD (3)
For Jenn At 12 years old I started bleeding with the moonand beating up boys who dreamed of becoming astronauts. I fought with my knuckles white as stars, and left bruises the shape of Salem. There are things we know by heart, and things we don't. At 13 my friend Jen tried to teach me how to blow rings of smoke. I'd watch the nicotine rising from her lips like halos, but I could never make dying beautiful. The sky didn't fill with colors the night I convinced myselfveins are …
The angel’s lower body was covered by a pair of faded jeans that showcased the strong muscles in his thighs…along with a few other things she’d only dared dream about. His upper body was bare, showing off honeyed skin, washboard abs, and a killer set of pecs.
Well sue me for staring. I'd be willing to scrub away my shame on his washboard abs.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: LAT, Newsday, NYT, Onion, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 9 times in crossword archives (1960–2024).