Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of one who rinses.
- noun That in which anything is rinsed; the liquid left from washing off.
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- verb Present participle of
rinse .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
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Examples
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I'm trying to remember where I heard this idea of using cottage cheese like this as a cheese substitite, because that's where I got the idea of rinsing it.
Breakfast Casserole Recipe with Sweet Italian Sausage, Mushrooms, and Cheese Kalyn Denny 2009
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And a LOT of rinsing, which is about as annoying as rinsing out a garbage can.
*phone hate* melted_snowball 2007
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Many manufacturers of this type of washer vaunt their superior rinsing, which is said to get out more detergent and dirt residues and thus prevent dinginess from developing.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Many manufacturers of this type of washer vaunt their superior rinsing, which is said to get out more detergent and dirt residues and thus prevent dinginess from developing.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Many manufacturers of this type of washer vaunt their superior rinsing, which is said to get out more detergent and dirt residues and thus prevent dinginess from developing.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Many manufacturers of this type of washer vaunt their superior rinsing, which is said to get out more detergent and dirt residues and thus prevent dinginess from developing.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Including behavior such as rinsing mouth and brushing teeth in the kitchen sink.
The ‘reply-all’ and other office pet-peeves | Sync Blog 2007
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Suddenly, wet shampoo treatments for use at home were far more practical, at least for those who, at the turn of a tap, had access to plenty of warm water for lathering and rinsing.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Suddenly, wet shampoo treatments for use at home were far more practical, at least for those who, at the turn of a tap, had access to plenty of warm water for lathering and rinsing.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Just as she was rinsing for the second time, she heard a sound in the hallway.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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