eyewash
[ ahy-wosh, ahy-wawsh ]
/ ˈaɪˌwɒʃ, ˈaɪˌwɔʃ /
noun
Nearby words
eyestrain, eyestrings, eyeteeth, eyetie, eyetooth, eyewash, eyewater, eyewear, eyewink, eyewinker, eyewitness
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Examples from the Web for eyewash
All the high-sounding arguments for a moral world and all the laws on the books implementing those arguments are just eyewash.
The House from Nowhere|Arthur G. StanglandThe eye is then covered with a cloth, kept wet with an eyewash, as for external ophthalmia.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of AgricultureThe leaves and flowers are also used as expectorants, and the juice of the fruit and leaves is used as an eyewash.
British Dictionary definitions for eyewash
eyewash
/ (ˈaɪˌwɒʃ) /
noun
a mild solution for applying to the eyes for relief of irritation, etc
informal nonsense; rubbish
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Medicine definitions for eyewash
eyewash
[ ī′wŏsh′ ]
n.
A soothing solution for bathing or medicating the eye.
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