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   rinse

   /rɪns/

   verb

   • 1. wash (something) with clean water to remove soap, detergent, dirt, or impurities: "always rinse your hair thoroughly"
   • ▪ wash (something) quickly, especially without soap: "Rose rinsed out a tumbler"
   • ▪ remove (soap, detergent, dirt, or impurities) by washing with clean water: "the conditioning mousse doesn't have to be rinsed out"

   noun

   • 1. an act of rinsing something: "I gave my hands a quick rinse"
   • 2. an antiseptic solution for cleansing the mouth: "the medication is used as a rinse twice a day after breakfast and dinner"
   • 3. a preparation for conditioning or temporarily tinting the hair: "a coloured rinse"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): from Old French rincer, of unknown ultimate origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rinser noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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