Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: washout
IPA transcription: [w'ɑʃ,aʊt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: flop, dud, washout
    Meaning: someone who is unsuccessful
  • Synonyms: washout, wash
    Meaning: the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
  • Synonyms: washout
    Meaning: the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water; "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road"
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