whitewash
English Thesaurus
1. a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects (noun.act)
hypernym | : | clearing, |
definition | : | the act of freeing from suspicion (noun.act) |
2. wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | wash, |
definition | : | a thin coat of water-base paint (noun.artifact) |
3. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score (noun.event)
4. exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data (verb.communication)
5. cover with whitewash (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | wash, |
definition | : | apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | calcimine, |
definition | : | cover with calcimine (verb.contact) |
6. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error (verb.perception)
7. a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects (noun.act)
derivation | : | whitewash, |
definition | : | exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | gloss over, hush up, sleek over, whitewash, |
definition | : | cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error (verb.perception) |
8. wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | whitewash, |
definition | : | cover with whitewash (verb.contact) |
9. exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data (verb.communication)
derivation | : | whitewash, |
definition | : | a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects (noun.act) |
10. cover with whitewash (verb.contact)
derivation | : | whitewash, |
definition | : | wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces (noun.artifact) |
11. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error (verb.perception)
derivation | : | whitewash, |
definition | : | a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects (noun.act) |
12. a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects (noun.act)
derivation | : | whitewash, |
definition | : | exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | gloss over, hush up, sleek over, whitewash, |
definition | : | cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error (verb.perception) |
13. wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | whitewash, |
definition | : | cover with whitewash (verb.contact) |
14. exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data (verb.communication)
derivation | : | whitewash, |
definition | : | a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects (noun.act) |
15. cover with whitewash (verb.contact)
derivation | : | whitewash, |
definition | : | wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces (noun.artifact) |
16. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error (verb.perception)
derivation | : | whitewash, |
definition | : | a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects (noun.act) |
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