whitewash, n.
(whitewashes)
a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
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whitewash
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
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whitewash
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
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whitewash
semantic pointers
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