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   whitewash

   /ˈwʌɪtwɒʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls white.
   • 2. a deliberate attempt to conceal unpleasant or incriminating facts about a person or organization in order to protect their reputation: "the opposition called the report ‘a whitewash’"
   • 3. a victory by the same side in every game of a series: informal "the Lions went downhill to a 4–0 whitewash"

   verb

   • 1. paint (a wall, building, or room) with whitewash: "the brick walls have been whitewashed"
   • 2. deliberately attempt to conceal unpleasant or incriminating facts about (someone or something): "most sources prefer to ignore or whitewash the most disturbing aspect of such reports"
   • 3. defeat (an opponent) in every game of a series: informal "Ireland were whitewashed 5-0"

   Derivatives

   • 1. whitewasher noun

   Scrabble Points: 21

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   • H

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   • I

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   • E

     1

   • W

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   • A

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