rinse
(noun) washing lightly without soap
rinse
(noun) the act of giving a light tint to the hair
rinse, rinsing
(noun) the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
rinse
(noun) a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
gargle, rinse
(verb) rinse one’s mouth and throat with mouthwash; “gargle with this liquid”
wash, rinse
(verb) clean with some chemical process
rinse, rinse off
(verb) wash off soap or remaining dirt
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rinse (third-person singular simple present rinses, present participle rinsing, simple past and past participle rinsed)
(transitive) To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
(transitive) To remove soap from (something) using water.
(UK, slang) To thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition.
rinse (plural rinses)
The action of rinsing.
A liquid used to rinse, now particularly a hair dye.
• (rinsing, a rinsing): lavatory
• (anything used to rinse): lavatory, wash
• ESRIN, Isner, Rines, Siren, reins, resin, rines, risen, serin, siren
Source: Wiktionary
Rinse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rinsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rinsing.] Etym: [OE., fr. OF. rincer, rimser, reinser, raĂŻncier, F. rincer; of uncertain origin.]
1. To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.
2. To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle. "Like a glass did break i' the rinsing." Shak.
Rinse, n.
Definition: The act of rinsing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
