1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Washboard

Definition of Washboard in English :

Define Washboard in English

Washboard meaning in English

Meaning of Washboard in English

Pronunciation of Washboard in English

Washboard pronunciation in English

Pronounce Washboard in English

Washboard

see synonyms of washboard

Noun

1. washboard

device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on

2. splashboard, washboard

protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Washboard

see synonyms of washboard
noun
1. 
a board having a surface, usually of corrugated metal, on which esp formerly, clothes were scrubbed
2. 
such a board used as a rhythm instrument played with the fingers in skiffle, Country and Western music, etc
3.  a less common US word for skirting board
4. nautical
a. 
a vertical planklike shield fastened to the gunwales of a boat to prevent water from splashing over the side
b. Also called: splashboard
a shield under a port for the same purpose

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Washboard

see synonyms of washboard
noun
1.  US
a. 
a board or frame with a ridged surface of metal, glass, etc., used for scrubbing dirt out of clothes or as a percussion instrument in a jug band
b. 
the worn surface of a paved road resembling this
2. 
baseboard
3.  Nautical
a thin, broad plank fastened along the gunwale of a boat or on the sill of a lower deck port to keep out the sea and spray

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Washboard

see synonyms of washboard
n.
1.
a. A board having a corrugated surface on which clothes can be rubbed in the process of laundering.
b. Music A similar board used as a percussion instrument.
2. A board fastened to a wall at the floor; a baseboard.
3. Nautical A thin plank fastened to the side of a boat or to the sill of a port to keep out the sea and the spray.
adj.
Having rows of ridges or indentations similar to those of a washboard: washboard abs; a washboard dirt road.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

turnverein

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches