WHITE WASH

  

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WHITE WASH

Specialty Definition: WHITE WASH

DomainDefinition

Chemical Industry

Special type of white wash containing carrageen(Irish moss)as the only binder. Used for the painting of ceilings. Source: European Union. (references)
 Cheap type of flat water paint based on whiting loosely bound with glue, size, or like water dispersible binders. Source: European Union. (references)

Industry

Whitish bubble containing a deposited salt, generally sodium sulphate. Source: European Union. (references)

Statistics

The number of male employees as a percentage of the economically active population. Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: WHITE WASH

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Black and white wash and tempera drawing of a Labrador retriever carrying a Mallard by Maynard Reece, the first artist to win the competition three times. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: WHITE WASH

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

white wash furniture

27

white wash

18

white wash baby furniture

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: WHITE WASH

Language Translations for "WHITE WASH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

sulfatblaere (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash), mosfarve, limfarve (distemper, glue paint, soft distemper, whitewash). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

witkalk (white-wash), zoutbel (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash), sulfaatbel (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash), lijmverf (distemper, glue paint, soft distemper, whitewash). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

suolarakko (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash), sulfaattirakko (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash). (various references)

   

French

  

point de sel (whitewash), peinture la colle, bouillon de sulfate (whitewash), bouillon de sel (whitewash), blanc plafond. (various references)

   

German

  

weißwaschen, Tünche (distemper, make up, veneer, wash, whitewash), Sulfatblase (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash), Salzblase (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash), Leimfarbe (glue paint, soft distemper, whitewash), Galleblase (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

χρώμα κόλλας, φυσαλίδες από σουλφάτ (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash), λευκό οροφών. (various references)

   

Italian

  

bolla di solfati (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash), bolla di sale (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

itewhay ashway

   

Portuguese

  

bolha de sulfato (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash), bolha de sal (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash), bolha branca (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

lechada de cal para techos, lechada de cal a la cola, burbuja de sulfato (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash), bullón de sulfato (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

sulfatblåsa (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash), saltblåsa (salt bubble, saltcake seed, sulfate bubble, sulphate blister, sulphate bubble, sulphate scab, whitewash), limfärg (distemper), karragenfärg, kallvattenfärg. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: WHITE WASH

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: whitewash.

Words within the letters "a-e-h-h-i-s-t-w-w"

-3 letters: heaths, saithe, sheath, swathe, swithe, wheats, whisht, whites, withes.

-4 letters: haets, haste, hates, hawse, heath, heats, heist, heths, saith, swath, sweat, swith, tawie, tawse, thaws, thews, twaes, waist, waits, waste, whats, wheat, whets, whews, whish, whist, white, whits, wisha, wites, withe.

-5 letters: aits, ates, awes, east, eath, eats, etas, eths, haes, haet, hahs.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-h-h-i-s-t-w-w"
 

+2 letters: whitewashed, whitewasher, whitewashes.

 

+3 letters: wherewithals, whitewashers, whitewashing.

 

+4 letters: whitewashings.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Images: Photo Album
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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