The word "washout" is a correct and usable word in written English.
It is used in a figurative sense to describe a situation or event that has been a complete failure, or has not gone as planned. For example: "The team's plan to maximize their profits was a complete washout."
As a theatre impresario he was a washout, but in England he joined Woodfall Films, the production outfit of Tony Richardson and John Osborne, then intent upon replicating on the screen their revolutionary achievements in West End theatre.
Most wings, whether on gliders or airliners, have a little downward twist (or "washout") built into them deliberately, so that their inner sections stall before their tips do.
Production is now 26% below 2007's peak.In this section Firewalls and firefights Unfixable Pemex Chasing paper profits Chrome rules the web Brain sells A washout Cronies and capitols ReprintsItaly's makers of luxury clothing and accessories have done fairly well, boosted by strong demand from the emerging world's new rich.
Then New York would have a rising-star senator or, if he or she is a washout, a fun and exciting primary battle in 2010.But if not Mrs Kennedy, then who?
"You can intuit he didn't think it was a wretched idea," says Mr Graham.In this section Firewalls and firefights Unfixable Pemex Chasing paper profits Brain sells Chrome rules the web A washout Cronies and capitols ReprintsThe company will keep its other businesses, including Kaplan, an education firm: these will no longer have the newspapers soaking up their profits.
The leaders' last meeting, in Toronto in June, was a washout.
But the problem at the heart of Mr Berlusconi's Italy the commingling of power and business is a growing worry around the world.In this section Firewalls and firefights Unfixable Pemex Chasing paper profits Chrome rules the web Brain sells A washout Cronies and capitols ReprintsIn "Can Capitalism Survive?" (1947) Joseph Schumpeter argued that the answer to that question was probably "no".
The procedure of washout and etch is similar to that used with linecuts.
A facing of crushed stone prevents erosion by wind or rain, and an ample spillway, usually of concrete, protects against catastrophic washout should the water overtop the dam.
So it may come as a surprise to realize that was a relative washout at the Academy Awards, winning only in technical and soundtrack categories.
Sunday may not be as successful if the rain reappears and the insurers offering policies against the sort of washout which caused cancellations, including of the Red Arrows display jets on Friday may be scrutinising the small print.
