handwash
part of speech
noun (handwash, uncountable; a handwash); verb (handwash, handwashes, handwashed, handwashing); also hand wash
meaning for a pupil
1) Handwash is liquid soap for washing your hands. tree →
2) To handwash clothes means to wash them by hand in water, not in a washing machine. tree →
3) (noun) Handwashing is washing your hands with soap and water. tree →
sense in the lessons
In health and science lessons pupils learn that handwashing with soap for about 20 seconds removes germs and stops illness spreading. On clothes labels, a symbol of a hand in water means «handwash only». In everyday life, handwash is the soap by the sink. Phrases: «handwash only», «a bottle of handwash».
examples
- There's handwash by the sink. tree →
- Wash your hands with handwash for 20 seconds. tree →
- This jumper says «handwash only». tree →
- Mum handwashed my woolly hat. tree →
- We're out of handwash — can you buy some? tree →
- Handwashing stops germs from spreading. tree →
- Sing «Happy Birthday» twice while you handwash. tree →
note
Spelled as one word (handwash), two words (hand wash) or with a hyphen; all are seen. Uncountable for the soap. Handwashing with soap is better than water alone; hand gel helps when there is no sink but does not work well on very dirty hands.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «handwash» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.