different between ripples vs washboard

ripples

English

Noun

ripples

  1. plural of ripple

Verb

ripples

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ripple

Anagrams

  • Rippels, slipper

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washboard

English

Etymology

wash +? board

Noun

washboard (plural washboards)

  1. A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
  2. (music) Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
  3. (nautical) A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.
  4. A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
  5. (dated) baseboard; skirting board

Derived terms

  • washboardist

Translations

Verb

washboard (third-person singular simple present washboards, present participle washboarding, simple past and past participle washboarded)

  1. To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
  2. To play a washboard.
  3. (bees) To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax.

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