open wash

English

Verb

open wash (third-person singular simple present open washes, present participle open washing, simple past and past participle open washed)

1. Alternative form of openwash
   • 2016, Ken Gray, thomas D. Nadeau, Network Function Virtualization, page 223:

     This is exacerbated by a general tendency to “open wash” existing products or generate new projects with questionable governance.

Noun

open wash (plural open washes)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open,‎ wash.
   • 1959, Don D. Fowler, James H. Gunnerson, Jesse David Jennings, The Glen Canyon Archeological Survey - Part 3, page 555:

     The open washes are generally Wide and shallow with low ledging paralleling the water courses.

Anagrams

• Openshaw, wanhopes