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washer

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wash·er  (wshr, wôshr)
n.
1. One who washes: a washer of clothes; a washer of windows.
2. An appliance used for washing, especially:
a. A washing machine.
b. An automatic dishwasher.
3. A flat disk, as of metal, plastic, rubber, or leather, placed beneath a nut or at an axle bearing or a joint to relieve friction, prevent leakage, or distribute pressure.

washer
Noun
1. a flat ring of rubber, felt, or metal used to provide a seal under a nut or bolt or in a tap or valve
2. Informal a washing machine
3. a person who washes things, esp. as a job: chief cook and bottle washer
4. Austral a small piece of towelling cloth used to wash the face
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.washerwasher - someone who washes things for a living
worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
laundryman, washerman - operates industrial washing machine
laundress, laundrywoman, washerwoman, washwoman - a working woman who takes in washing
window washer - someone who washes windows
2.washerwasher - seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage
lock ring, lock washer, lockring - washer that prevents a nut from loosening
seal - fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
3.washerwasher - a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically
white goods - large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel
Translations

washer [ˈwɔʃəʳ] n (TECH) → arandela
washer [ˈwɔʃəʳ] wash n (Tech) → rondelle f, joint m
washer [ˈwɔʃəʳ] n (on tap etc) → Dichtungsring m
washer [ˈwɔʃəʳ] n (TECH) → rondella


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For five years she scrubbed the floors in an office building and then got a place as dish washer in a restaurant.
And I, the long time intimate of John Barleycorn, knew just what he promised me--maggots of fancy, dreams of power, forgetfulness, anything and everything save whirling washers, revolving mangles, humming centrifugal wringers, and fancy starch and interminable processions of duck trousers moving in steam under my flying iron.
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