Definition of washouts

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • washouts is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • washouts is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • washouts is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of washouts


  • the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) (noun)

    Examples

    1. from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water

    Synonyms

    1. wash
  • someone who is unsuccessful (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. dud
    2. flop
  • the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road

See definition of washouts in Merriam Webster