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rinse, rinsing
(noun) the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rinsing
present participle of rinse
rinsing (plural rinsings)
The act by which something is rinsed.
(usually plural) That which is rinsed or washed out.
• nigrins, ring-ins, rings in
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
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States