washer

[ wosh-er, waw-sher ]

/ ˈwɒʃ ər, ˈwɔ ʃər /

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noun

a person or thing that washes.

a flat ring or perforated piece of leather, rubber, metal, etc., used to give tightness to a joint, to prevent leakage, to distribute pressure, etc., as under the head of a nut or bolt.

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Origin of washer

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at wash, -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM washer

wash·er·less, adjective

Words nearby washer

wash dirty linen (laundry) in public, washdown, wash drawing, washed-out, washed-up, washer, washer-dryer, washerman, washerwoman, washery, washeteria

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How to use washer in a sentence

These fabric items can be easily rinsed out and thrown in the washer when doing a load of clothes.
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It’ll also help your washer work more effectively, as it’s not trying to process a huge amount of soil.
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I need prep people during the day and I could still use washers, among others.
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Detaching the Yeti from its stand can send several small, easily lost washers in all directions, and those parts also make reattaching the Yeti to its stand somewhat of a hassle.
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Of course, the city isn’t actively enforcing this, meaning drought cops don’t look for driveway washers to ticket.
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A Manhattan window washer somehow survived a 47-story fall back in 2007, but such a miracle was not likely to repeat itself.
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She knew what hauling water was, and she liked her washer-drier.
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On Thursday, the LAPD arrested 22-year-old Samuel Arrington as he was attempting to torch a fuel tank on a pressure washer.
Los Angeles Serial-Arson Suspect Charged|Christine Pelisek|January 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Police later arrested 22-year-old Samuel Arrington as he was attempting to torch a fuel tank on a pressure washer.
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Our mothers their nurse-women, our sisters their scrub-women, our daughters their maid-women, and our wives their washer-women.
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Although anmic, her general health is good, and she is able to do a full day's work as a washer-woman.
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The crank is then run through the bearing hole and a nut run on the threads and a washer placed against the nut.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
A few moments later I had completed my task as general bottle-washer, and I cast about for something to occupy me.
In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers
I worked as a dish-washer or pearl-diver for several weeks in Boston, and bought a very cheap second-hand suit.
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British Dictionary definitions for washer

washer

/ (ˈwɒʃə) /

noun

a person or thing that washes

a flat ring or drilled disc of metal used under the head of a bolt or nut to spread the load when tightened

any flat ring of rubber, felt, metal, etc, used to provide a seal under a nut or in a tap or valve seat

See washing machine

chemical engineering a device for cleaning or washing gases or vapours; scrubber

Australian a face cloth; flannel

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