Douche
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

DEW
Water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air; "in the morning the grass was wet with dew"

MOP
Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

SOP
A prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries"

TUB
A relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

WET
Cause to become wet; "Wet your face"

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BATH
You soak and wash your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"

BREW
Sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"

DAMP
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

DASH
A quick run

HOSE
A flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

LAVE
Wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom"

SLOP
Writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental

SOAK
Washing something by allowing it to soak

SOAP
Street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

SWAB
Implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion

WASH
The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

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BATHE
The act of swimming; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe"

BEDEW
Cover with drops of dew or as with dew

DROUK

ENEMA
An injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes

FLUSH
Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

IMBUE
Suffuse with color

LEACH
Permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"

MOPUP
A concluding action

RINSE
Washing lightly without soap

SAUNA
A Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks

SCOUR
A place that is scoured (especially by running water)

SCRUB
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

SLOSH
Walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"

SOUSE
The act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"

SPRAY
Flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage

STEEP
Of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"

SWASH
The movement or sound of water; "the swash of waves on the beach"

WATER
Liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"

BIDET
A basin for washing genitals and anal area

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DABBLE
Work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"

DAMPEN
Check; keep in check (a fire)

DOUCHE
Irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents

DRENCH
Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"

GARGLE
A medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth

HUMECT

HUMMUM

IMBRUE
Permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood"

INFUSE
Let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"

INJECT
Give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"

LATHER
The foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)

LAVABO
A basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)

LAVAGE
Washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water

LAVING

NOZZLE
A projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged

PADDLE
An instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board

SEETHE
Foam as if boiling; "a seething liquid"

SHOWER
Washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"

SLUICE
Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

SODDEN
Wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes"

SPARGE
The act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"

SPLASH
The act of scattering water about haphazardly

SPONGE
Primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies

TOIVEL

WASHUP
The act of washing dishes

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AEROSOL
A cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas

ASPERGE

BAPTISE
Administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"

BAPTIZE
Administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"

CLYSTER
An injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes

ELUTION
The process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions

HIPBATH
A bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position

LAUNDER
Convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones

MOISTEN
Make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"

MOPPING
Cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping"

RINSING
The removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing

SCRUBUP
Wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"

SHAMPOO
The act of washing your hair with shampoo

SLOBBER
Saliva spilling from the mouth

SOAPING

SPARGER

SPATTER
The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

SPRAYER
A worker who applies spray to a surface

SYRINGE
A medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids

WASHOUT
Wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink"

WASHING
The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

WETDOWN

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ABLUTION
The ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

ASPERGIL

ATOMISER
A dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist

ATOMIZER
A dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist

DOUCHING

FLUSHOUT

FLUSHING

HOSEDOWN
Water with a hose; "hose the lawn"

HUMIDIFY
Make (more) humid; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house"

IRRIGATE
Supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; "irrigate the wound"

LAVATION
The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

MACERATE
Cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"

PERMEATE
Penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"

RINSEOUT

SATURATE
Cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

SCOURING
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

SITZBATH
A bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position

SPLATTER
The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire"