washboard
About 0.12 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
- noun Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
- noun A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.
- noun A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
washboard road
- noun A flat-chested woman.
- noun Ellipsis of washboard abs.
- noun Baseboard; skirting board.
- verb To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
Similar words
splashboard washtub washing ball dash-wheel wash basket washpan washcloth wash-ball face washer wringer
Often followed by
and stomach abs sam road in band of roads
Word family
washboards
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