washing

method of cleaning using flowing liquid
Intangible method Q23841
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washing

Summary

washing is a method[1]. washing draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (method category, ranking #126 of 415).[2]

Key Facts

  • washing's instance of is recorded as method[3].
  • washing is a type of housecleaning[4].
  • washing is a type of cleaning[5].
  • washing's Commons category is recorded as Washing[6].
  • washing comprises hand washing[7].
  • washing comprises face washing[8].
  • washing comprises food washing[9].
  • washing's topic's main category is recorded as Q19562923[10].
  • washing's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[11].
  • washing's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12].
  • washing's partially coincident with is recorded as water throwing[13].
  • washing's different from is recorded as Q1260227[14].
  • washing's uses is recorded as water[15].
  • washing's exact match is recorded as https://valpal.info/parameters/wash[16].

Body

Definition and Type

washing's instance of is recorded as method[3]. Recorded subclass of include housecleaning[4] and cleaning[5].

Use and Application

Components include hand washing[7], a grooming behavior[17]; face washing[8]; and food washing[9].

Influence

Things named for washing include Saturday[18], a day of the week[19] and pyrolusite[20], a mineral species[21].

Why It Matters

washing draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (method category, ranking #126 of 415).[2] washing has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] washing is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for washing include Saturday[18], a day of the week[19] and pyrolusite[20], a mineral species[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of method
    Partially coincident with water throwing
    Has part(s) hand washing, face washing, food washing
    Uses water
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6793, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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