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Whitewash
White |
The lightest colour there is. having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light. |
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Wash |
The clothes, sheets, etc. that are washed together, especially in a washing machine. |
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White + Wash |
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Whitewash |
(The picture is of my white wash.) |
Example Sentence:-
"The official reaction to the banking crisis has been denounced as a whitewash."
!Note - A whitewash can also be a white liquid that is a mixture of lime or powdered chalk and water, used for making walls or ceilings white.
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