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washer
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun washer has 3 senses
- washer(n = noun.person) Array - someone who washes things for a living; Array is a kind of worker
- washer(n = noun.artifact) Array - seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage; Array has particulars: lock ring, lock washer, lockring
- washer(n = noun.artifact) automatic washer, washing machine - a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically; Array is a kind of white goods
has particulars: laundryman, washerman, laundress, laundrywoman, washerwoman, washwoman, window washer
Derived forms verb wash1, verb wash3
is a kind of seal
Derived forms verb wash1, verb wash3
CIDE DICTIONARY
washer, n. [AS. wæscere.].
- One who, or that which, washes. [1913 Webster]
- A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc. [1913 Webster]
- A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening. [1913 Webster]
- The common raccoon. [1913 Webster]
- Same as Washerwoman, 2. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
washer, n.
1 a a person or thing that washes. b a washing-machine.
2 a flat ring of rubber, metal, leather, etc., inserted at a joint to tighten it and prevent leakage.
3 a similar ring placed under the head of a screw, bolt, etc., or under a nut, to disperse its pressure.
4 Austral. a cloth for washing the face.
1 a a person or thing that washes. b a washing-machine.
2 a flat ring of rubber, metal, leather, etc., inserted at a joint to tighten it and prevent leakage.
3 a similar ring placed under the head of a screw, bolt, etc., or under a nut, to disperse its pressure.
4 Austral. a cloth for washing the face.
Idiom
washer-up (pl. washers-up) a person who washes up dishes etc.
THESAURUS
washer
aquamanile, automatic dishwasher, basin, bath, bathtub, bidet, dishpan, dishwasher, dishwiper, dry cleaner, ewer, finger bowl, kitchen sink, launderer, laundress, laundryman, laundrywoman, lavabo, lavatory, piscina, pot-walloper, scullery maid, scullion, shower, shower bath, shower curtain, shower head, shower room, shower stall, showers, sink, tub, wash barrel, wash boiler, washbasin, washbowl, washdish, washerman, washerwife, washerwoman, washing machine, washing pot, washpot, washstand, washtub
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