Dictionary entry
Unwashed
Pronunciation: /ʌnˈwɒʃt/
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈwɒʃt/
Myanmar Meaning
မဆေးကြော၊ မစင်ကြယ်သော။
Definition
unwashed /ʌn'wɒʃt / adj မဖြပ္မေလွ်ာ္၊ မေဆးမေၾကာဘဲထားေသာ။ a pile of unwashed dishes.
Examples
- ‘She crept downstairs
- her feet sticking to the hardwood floors
- through the kitchen with its sink stacked high with unwashed dishes
- and down the hall.’
- ‘Irritation at coming home and finding unwashed dishes in the sink after spending three hours cleaning the kitchen yesterday.’
- ‘Picking up an unwashed dish at random
- it puzzled him to see that bacteria had failed to colonise around a mysterious mould which had coincidentally appeared.’
- ‘They're usually passed from person to person on unwashed hands and surfaces contaminated by feces.’
- ‘I could get into the Pavilion
- or The Flea Pit as we called it
- for the price of two jam jars
- washed or unwashed.’
- ‘Tyler came bearing a tray of bootleg whiskey and gin and poured them drinks in squat glass tumblers stained with unwashed fingerprints.’
- ‘The house is in disarray
- piles of unwashed dishes and unpaid bills are strewn across the dining room table.’
- ‘Drawing nearer we peeped with fascinated horror through the grimy
- unwashed windows at the interior still life.’
- ‘The bacteria that causes toxic shock syndrome can be carried on unwashed hands and prompt an infection anywhere on the body.’
- ‘They should be stored in the refrigerator
- unwashed
- but thoroughly washed before consuming.’
- ‘In my unwashed condition
- I would only make them filthy again.’
- ‘At your campsite
- never leave dirty dishes unwashed
- lying unprotected.’
- ‘At 2
- 900 yen per night or about €27
- it is as cheap as a hostel yet unlike most European hostels
- it isn't over-run by unwashed backpackers.’
- ‘I had a bit of a duty call to go and watch a friend in a play
- and not just any old tatty fringe show with no set and stinky unwashed costumes
- but a proper posh play at the proper posh Edinburgh International Festival.’
- ‘Therefore
- attached to stem B was one washed line and one unwashed line.’
- ‘Four heads of unwashed hair (but it cleans itself after a few years!) and a week's worth of unwashed dishes.’
- ‘His clothing was in rags and he was unwashed
- hair stained and matted
- traces of spittle dried upon his chin and chest.’
- ‘A trick for eggs was to take them fresh and unwashed from under the hen
- smear them with Vaseline
- and store them in the bilge.’
- ‘Nearly all wounds became infected
- the infection often being transmitted by the surgeons' unwashed hands and instruments.’
- ‘Washed potatoes often will green more readily than unwashed potatoes.’