Eyewash
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eyewash is a noun meaning (countable, uncountable) A soothing medicated lotion for the eyes.
Meaning
(countable, uncountable) A soothing medicated lotion for the eyes.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, slang, figurative) Camouflage; disguise; false front; pretense; nonsense.
- To fool with nonsense or flattery.
- (countable, uncountable) The washing out of the eyes with copious solution (usually water alone) to quickly remove an irritant, as for example in laboratories and industrial plants; the washing solution itself.
- (intelligence) To keep information secret by sending false information to many people in one's own organization, and correct information to a select few.
Example Sentences
a bottle of eyewash
Near-synonyms: whitewash, window dressing
an eyewash station on every floor of the building
But others said that eyewashing was a standard security practice that had been in existence for decades.
Word Forms
- eyewashes
- eyewashing
- eyewashed
Synonyms for eyewash
Depending on context, synonyms include whitewash, collyrium.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include collyrium, wash, washout, rewash, rinsing, ablution.
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