Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for eyewash

eyewash

[ ahy-wosh, ahy-wawsh ]

noun

  1. Also called collyrium. Pharmacology. a solution applied locally to the eye for irrigation or administering medication.
  2. Informal. nonsense; bunk.


eyewash

/ ˈaɪˌwɒʃ /

noun

  1. a mild solution for applying to the eyes for relief of irritation, etc
  2. informal.
    nonsense; rubbish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of eyewash1

First recorded in 1865–70; eye + wash
Discover More

Example Sentences

All the high-sounding arguments for a moral world and all the laws on the books implementing those arguments are just eyewash.

The eye is then covered with a cloth, kept wet with an eyewash, as for external ophthalmia.

The ordinary eyewash may be used for this purpose, or it may be injected after dilution to half its strength.

The leaves and flowers are also used as expectorants, and the juice of the fruit and leaves is used as an eyewash.

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


eye to, with aneyewater