Word Meaning

Meaning of "whitewash" and the crossword clue

- Concealment
- cover up scandal
- Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.
- A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime.
- To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.
- To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a bankrupt) from obligation to pay debts.