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rinse

 (rĭns)
tr.v. rinsed, rins·ing, rins·es
1. To wash lightly with water.
2. To remove (soap, for example) by washing lightly in water.
n.
1. The act of washing lightly.
2. A solution, such as water, used in rinsing.
3. A solution used in coloring or conditioning the hair.

[Middle English rincen, from Old French rincier, from Vulgar Latin *recentiāre, from Latin recēns, recent-, fresh; see recent.]

rins′a·ble, rins′i·ble adj.
rins′er n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.rinsing - the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washingrinsing - the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
lavation, washing, wash - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
remotion, removal - the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"
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I rattle the tongs, but even this does not satisfy them, so back into the desk go my papers, and now what you hear is not the scrape of a pen but the rinsing of pots and pans, or I am making beds, and making them thoroughly, because after I am gone my mother will come (I know her) and look suspiciously beneath the coverlet.
"Well, after this they can't say I don't never give my dogs a bath," Davis remarked from the sink, where he was rinsing his arms.
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