rinse

Definition of rinse in English English dictionary: The action of rinsing
I'll just give this knife a quick rinse.; To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap
You'd better rinse that stain before putting the shirt in the washing machine.; To remove soap from (something) using water
Rinse the dishes after you wash them.; Any hair dye
I had a henna rinse yesterday.; wash off soap or remaining dirt; {v} to wash, wash out soap cleanse; Many recipes call for a glass to be "rinsed" with a particular liqueur This means that you need to place a small amount of the liqueur in your glass and swirl it around so that the inside of the glass is coated evenly Pour any extra liqueur out of the glass when you are done; When you rinse something, you wash it in clean water in order to remove dirt or soap from it. It's important to rinse the rice to remove the starch. Rinse is also a noun. A quick rinse isn't sufficient. Use plenty of running water to wash away all traces of shampoo; {i} act of washing or cleansing with a liquid (as with water); rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with this liquid"; To remove soap from something using water; A sharp spike down for no apparent reason Market makers are suspected of doing these to hit stops orders; the act of giving a light tint to the hair; 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; type of temporary colour; {f} wash, cleanse (as with water); soak in water to remove soap or dirt; To cleancse by the introduction of water; - - applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle; That portion of the regeneration cycle of an ion exchanger in which fresh water is passed through the column to remove spent and excess regenerant, prior to placing the system in service; If you rinse your mouth, you wash it by filling your mouth with water or with a liquid that kills germs, then spitting it out. Use a toothbrush on your tongue as well, and rinse your mouth frequently. Rinse out means the same as rinse. After her meal she invariably rinsed out her mouth You should rinse your mouth out after eating. Rinse is also a noun. mouth rinses with fluoride; the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing; clean with some chemical process; a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint; To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing; washing lightly without soap; The act of rinsing; To wash something quickly using water and no soap; Process of cleaning a substance, usually with water
rinse away: wash away, clear away with water
rinse off: wash off soap or remaining dirt
blue rinse: A diluted blue hair dye used to reduce the yellowed or translucent appearance of greying hair on older women (because the ability to see the colour blue decreases with age)
blue-rinse brigade: Elderly women with traditional, conservative views
lather, rinse, repeat: Indicating that an action or process is repeated
Lather, rinse, repeat until you get tired of watching your money go down the drain.
rinser: {n} one who rinses, one who washes out
final rinse: last rinse in a washing cycle
rinsed: past of rinse
rinser: {i} person who rinses; that which rinses
rinser: One who, or that which, rinses
rinses: plural of rinse
rinsing: present participle of rinse
rinsing: the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
to rinse: irrigate

rinse

Turkish pronunciation

rîns

Synonyms

bathe, clean, cleanse, dip, flush, soak, splash, wash, water, wet

Pronunciation

/ˈrəns/ /ˈrɪns/

Etymology

() From Middle English rinsen, rensen, rinshen, rencen (“to rinse”), partly from Old Norse hreinsa (“to rinse”); and partly from Middle French rincer (“to rinse, wash”), from Old French rinser, reinser (“to rinse”), Old Northern French raïncer, raïncier (“to rinse, cleanse”), of Germanic origin, from Old Norse hreinsa (“to rinse, cleanse”), from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōnan (“to clean, purify”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *kery-, *krēy- (“to separate, divide”). Cognate with Danish rense (“to purify”), Norwegian rense (“to cleanse”), Swedish rensa (“to purge, clear, wipe clean”), Old High German reinisōn (“to clean, purify, atone”), German rein (“pure, clean”), Gothic