rinse
/ɹɛns/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A liquid used to rinse, now particularly a hair dye.
Example Sentences
- "You'd better rinse that stain before putting the shirt in the washing machine."
- "Rinse the dishes after you wash them."
- "Let's Rinse later tonight at my house."
- "Oscar uncapped his beer, rinsed the first mouthful around."
- "You got rinsed."
- "I think that's a British thing though. Like, I got rinsed for playing video games."
Etymology
From Middle English rinsen, rincen, rencen (“to rinse”), from Old French rincier, reinser, Old Northern French raïncer (“to rinse, cleanse”). Of contested origin. Possibly from Old Norse hreinsa, from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną (“to clean, purify”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to separate, divide”). Alternatively from a dissimilation of Old French recincier, from Latin recentare (“to make fresh”). Cognate with French rincer. From the Germanic verb are Danish rense, Norwegian rense, Swedish rensa (all “to clean”), Old High German reinisōn (“to clean, purify, atone”). It is related to German rein (“pure”), Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hrains, “clean”), and English riddle. The Latin verb is related to recent.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɛns/
Usage
- Transitive verb
- British usage
- Slang