washer
nounnounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)//
- Canada//ˈwɑʃɚ//
Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
noun
- 1
Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
A £1.2 million carriage washer has opened at Norwich Crown Point, enabling Greater Anglia to clean its 58 Stadler trains. It is one of two new washers (the other is for '720s' at Southend), […]
- 2
A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
- 3
A person who washes their hands compulsively, as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- 4
A face cloth.
Etymology
From Middle English wasshere, wassher, equivalent to wash + -er. Cognate with Dutch wasser, German Wäscher.
noun
- 1
A flat piece of material, often of metal and often an annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.
To ensure that the stays are steamtight, a nut is then screwed tight up to copper washers inside and out.
Etymology
Unclear. First recorded in the 14th century.
verb
- 1
To fit (a mechanical device) with a washer.
Forms
- plural
- washers
- past tense
- washered
- past participle
- washered
- present participle
- washering
- third person singular
- washers
washer · Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
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