Wash or the Wash may refer to:

Industry and sanitation

WASH Wash or the Wash may refer to: Industry and sanitation * WASH or WaSH, "water, sanitation and hygiene", three related public health issues * Wash (distilling), the liquid produced by the fermentation step in the production of distilled beverages ...

or WaSH, "water, sanitation and hygiene", three related public health issues *

Wash (distilling) Term used in the production of distilled beverages. Wash is the finished product of fermentation destined to be distilled for the first time. Distillation being the removal of impurities or purification of the spirit (alcoholic liquor), hence it i ...

, the liquid produced by the fermentation step in the production of distilled beverages * Lime wash or whitewash, a low-cost industrial paint

Places

England

The Wash The Wash is a shallow natural rectangular bay and multiple estuary on the east coast of England in the United Kingdom. It is an inlet of the North Sea and is the largest multiple estuary system in the UK, as well as being the largest natural ba ...

, the square-mouthed estuary on the northwest margin of East Anglia in England * Wash, Derbyshire, a hamlet in Derbyshire, England

United States

* Wash Creek, a stream in North Carolina *

Washington (state) Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the national capital, both n ...

, U.S. state sometimes abbreviated as "Wash." * Blanchard Park, Pomona College, California, commonly known as the Wash * Clio, California, formerly known as Wash

People

* Wash (pharaoh), an ancient Egyptian predynastic ruler * Wash (singer), an American singer * Wash Hendry (1838–1914), also known as George W. Hendry, American Florida early settler *

Martha Wash Martha Elaine Wash (born December 28, 1953) is an American singer and songwriter. Known for her distinctive and powerful voice, Wash first achieved fame as half of the The Weather Girls, Two Tons O' Fun, along with Izora Armstead, as they sang b ...

(born 1953), American singer-songwriter and actress * Todd Wash (born 1968), American football coach

Art, entertainment, and media

WASH (FM) WASH (97.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station owned and operated by iHeartMedia and located in Washington, D.C. Known on-air as "WASH-FM", the station airs an adult contemporary radio format. Studios and offices are on Rockville Pike ...

, a radio station serving the Washington, D.C. area *

Wash (visual arts) A wash is a term for a visual arts technique resulting in a semi-transparent layer of colour. A wash of diluted ink or watercolor paint applied in combination with drawing is called pen and wash, wash drawing, or ink and wash. Normally only on ...

, a technique of applying a semi-transparent layer of color

Film and television

* ''The Wash'' (1988 film), film by Philip Kan Gotanda, based on his play ''The Wash'' (1985) * ''The Wash'' (2001 film), a hip-hop styled film * ''Wash'', a 2024 Japanese film starring

Naoko Ken Naoko Ken（研ナオコ, Ken Naoko, born July 7, 1953）is a Japanese singer and actress. She is well known for her comedy roles featuring idiosyncratic looks, and a string of successful torch songs that gained popularity in the late 1970s a ...

* Wash (''Firefly''), a character on ''Firefly'' * "Wash" (''Prison Break'' episode), an episode of ''Prison Break''

Music

* "Wash" (song), by Pearl Jam, 2003 * "The Wash" (song), by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, 2002 * "Wash.", a song by Bon Iver from ''

Bon Iver Bon Iver ( ) is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Vernon had originally formed Bon Iver as a solo project, but it eventually became a band consisting of Vernon (vocals, guit ...

'', 2011 * "Wash", a song by Lifehouse from ''

Stanley Climbfall ''Stanley Climbfall'' is the second studio album by American rock band Lifehouse. It was released on September 17, 2002, through DreamWorks Records. It was produced by Ron Aniello, the producer of the band's first record, '' No Name Face'' (20 ...

'', 2002

Topography

* Wash, an area of

washland Washland or washes are areas of land adjacent to rivers which are deliberately flooded at times when the rivers are high, to avoid flooding in residential or important agricultural areas. They often provide for overwintering wildfowl, and severa ...

intended to be flooded when river levels are high *

Arroyo (watercourse) An arroyo ( (from Spanish Language, Spanish ''arroyo'' (, "brook"))) or wash is a dry Stream#Other terminology, watercourse that temporarily or seasonally fills and flows after sufficient rain. Flash floods are common in arroyos following thun ...

or wash, a dry creek bed or gulch that temporarily fills with water after a heavy rain