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washer

  (wŏsh'ər, wô'shər) pronunciation
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.

 
 
Architecture: washer

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.

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IN BRIEF: A ring used to make something fit tightly. Also: Someone who cleans with water.

pronunciation The plumber put a washer on the faucet to make it stop dripping.

 
Translations: Translations for: 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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