Associations to the word «Overwash»

Wiktionary

OVERWASH, verb. (transitive) To wash too much or too often.
OVERWASH, verb. (intransitive) To become flooded.
OVERWASH, noun. The flow of water and sediment over the crest of a beach that does not directly return to the water body.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats