Meaning of Washer | Babel Free
ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)Definitions
- Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
- 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.
- A surname.
- A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
- A person who washes their hands compulsively, as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- A face cloth.
Equivalents
Dansk
vaskemaskine
Deutsch
Beilagscheibe
Scheibe
Spülmaschine (dishwasher)
Unterlegscheibe
Wäscher
Wäscherin
Waschfrau
Waschlappen
Waschmaschine
Español
arandela
cuerito
guacha
herrón
huacha
lavadora
lavandera
lavarropa
lavarropas
lavavajilla (dishwasher)
lavavajillas (dishwasher)
manopla
paño
toallita
vilorta
wacha
zapata
Eesti
pesumasin
Suomi
aluslaatta
aluslevy
huuhtoja
laatta
pesijä
pesijätär
pesin
pesukone
pesulaite
pesulappu
pesuri
prikka
pyykkäri
ქართული
საყელური
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ဝါရှာ
Română
șaibă
Slovenčina
pračka
தமிழ்
சலவைக்காரர்
Türkçe
rondela
Українська
шайба
Examples
“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), […]”
“To ensure that the stays are steamtight, a nut is then screwed tight up to copper washers inside and out.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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