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Vocabulary Entry
wash-out
|noun • noun • adjective
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N
noun
A situation in which something fails or is canceled out, especially after effort or expectation; a complete failure.
Example Sentences
"The campaign ended in a wash-out."
"The experiment was a wash-out."
"The meeting was a wash-out."
N
noun
A period of very heavy rain that washes away soil or debris.
Example Sentences
"The storm caused a wash-out on the road."
"The trail was closed after the wash-out."
"A wash-out blocked the tracks."
A
adjective
Having been ruined, canceled, or made ineffective; also used to describe something that is completely uninteresting or unsuccessful.
Example Sentences
"The event was a wash-out."
"It was a wash-out day for the picnic."
"The show turned into a wash-out."