washout, n.
(washouts)
(washouts)
someone who is unsuccessful
<noun.person>
dud flop washout
semantic pointers
domain of synset (usage)
hypernym
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
<noun.process>
wash washout
sample sentences
"from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water
<noun.shape>
washout
sample sentences
"it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road"
semantic pointers
hypernym