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dentifrice collapse: a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush

cleaner collapse: someone whose occupation is cleaning; the operator of dry-cleaning establishment

holystone collapse: a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship; scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship's deck"

cathartic collapse: strongly laxative; emotionally purging (of e.g. art); emotionally purging

lotion collapse: any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin; liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"

shampoo collapse: the act of washing your hair with shampoo; cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair; use shampoo on (hair)

solvent collapse: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"; capable of meeting financial obligations

cold cream collapse: a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin

enema collapse: injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes

rinse collapse: washing lightly without soap; the act of giving a light tint to the hair; the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing; a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint; wash off soap or remaining dirt

purifying collapse: freeing from noxious matter; "filtration is a purifying agent"

cleaning collapse: the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

soap collapse: a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats; street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate; money offered as a bribe; rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

cream collapse: toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin; the part of milk containing the butterfat; the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"; add cream to one's coffee, for example; put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night"; beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"; make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter"

wash collapse: the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water); any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"; a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other; a thin coat of water-base paint; the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon); to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"; cleanse (one's body) with soap and water; form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"; remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains"; apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to; clean with some chemical process; cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"; separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals); move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"; admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"; be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?"

purge collapse: an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements; the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge; excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"; rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"; clear of a charge; oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"

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