washer

(wŏsh'ər, wô'shər)
n.

1. One who washes: a washer of clothes; a washer of windows.
2. An appliance used for washing, especially:
   1. A washing machine.
   2. 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.

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A flat ring, usually thin, of metal, rubber, or other material, depending on its use; used to prevent leakage, to provide insulation; used as the bearing surface under the head of a fastener, such as a bolt, to assure tightness, relieve friction, improve stress distribution, or span large clearance holes.

washers

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For a list of words related to washer, see:

• Hardware and Supplies - washer: flat, thin ring used, esp. with bolt and nut, to increase tightness, prevent leakage, or distribute pressure

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See words rhyming with "washer."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - vaskemaskine, vasker, spændeskive, underlagsskive, pakskive, vaskeklud

Nederlands (Dutch)
wasmachine, ringetje (voor een schroef), iemand die wast

Français (French)
n. - (Tech) rondelle, joint, machine à laver

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wäscher, Waschmaschine, Unterlegscheibe, Dichtungsring

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλύστης/-ρα, πλυντήριο, (μηχαν.) παράκυκλος (κν. ροδέλα)

Italiano (Italian)
lavatrice

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lavador (m), máquina de lavar (f), arruela (f)

Русский (Russian)
прачка, уборщица, стиральная машина, моечная машина

Español (Spanish)
n. - lavador, lavadora, arandela, depurador de gas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tvättare, tvättmaskin, packning (i kran)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
洗衣人, 洗衣机, 垫圈, 洗涤机

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 洗衣人, 洗衣機, 墊圈, 洗滌機

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 세탁기, 씻는 사람, (볼트의) 와셔

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 洗う人, 洗濯機, 座金, ワッシャー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الغاسل, مغسله, حلقه, عزقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכבס, מכונת כביסה, רוחץ, שוטף, דיסקית (לבורג), מטלית רחצה‬

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