Definition of Whitewash

Noun

  • a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
  • wash consisting of lime and size in water
    used for whitening walls and other surfaces
  • a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

Verb

  • exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
  • cover with whitewash
    "whitewash walls"
  • cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
    "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"
    "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
    - gloss over - sleek over - hush up
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Unscramble whitewash

230 unscramble word found using the letters whitewash.
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