washer

«washer» in Mova's school dictionary: A small flat ring of metal, rubber or plastic put under a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a washer, washers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A small flat ring of metal, rubber or plastic put under a nut or a screw, or inside a tap, to make it tight or stop leaks. tree →

2) (informal) A washing machine, or a dishwasher. tree →

3) A person who washes things, as in "window washer" or "car washer". tree →

4) (Australia, New Zealand) A small square cloth for washing your face, called a flannel in the UK and a washcloth in the USA. tree →

sense in the lessons

In design and technology lessons, washers spread the pressure of a nut or a bolt and stop it from loosening. A dripping tap often needs a new rubber washer. In everyday chat, people say "put it in the washer". In Australia, "grab a washer" means a face cloth. Phrases: "a rubber washer", "the washer and dryer", "window washer".

examples

• Dad fixed the dripping tap by changing the washer. tree →
• Put a washer under the nut before you tighten it. tree →
• My muddy football kit went straight into the washer. tree →
• The window washer cleaned the shop windows. tree →
• In Australia, Mum handed me a washer to wipe my face. tree →
• The kit came with ten screws and ten washers. tree →
• He was the son of the royal plate-washer. tree →

note

Countable: a washer, washers. In Australia and New Zealand "washer" is the face cloth; in the UK "flannel"; in the USA "washcloth". Not the same as "washing" (the clothes to be washed).

In the corpora

• And some economists really do argue that home machines like washers freed more time than the internet, while others disagree.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «washer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.