Washer
noun
A thin flat ring made of metal, rubber, or plastic, used to increase the tightness of a screw or bolt or to spread the pressure.
Don't forget to buy some washers if you plan to assemble this table yourself.
Often appears as...
- flat washer
- lock washer
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A machine that washes clothes automatically.
I put the clothes in the washer and pressed the start button.
Often appears as...
- dish washer
- clothes washer
noun
Person or machine that washes something.
He got a job as a car washer at the local garage.
Often appears as...
- car washer
- dish washer
noun
A thin flat ring made of metal, rubber, or plastic, used to increase the tightness of a screw or bolt or to spread the pressure.
Don't forget to buy some washers if you plan to assemble this table yourself.
Often appears as...
- flat washer
- lock washer
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A machine that washes clothes automatically.
I put the clothes in the washer and pressed the start button.
Often appears as...
- dish washer
- clothes washer
noun
Person or machine that washes something.
He got a job as a car washer at the local garage.
Often appears as...
- car washer
- dish washer
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Hardware Store
The term 'washer' often appears in hardware stores and is considered technical jargon.
I need to get a washer for this leaky faucet from the hardware store.
Pro Tip 2/3Assembling Furniture
'Washer' is commonly mentioned in furniture assembly instructions for securing joints.
The diagram shows the washer going between the nut and the wood surface.
Pro Tip 3/3Plumbing Context
In plumbing, washers are frequently replaced to prevent or stop leaks.
This pipe is dripping; it probably needs a new washer.
Pro Tip 1/3Hardware Store
The term 'washer' often appears in hardware stores and is considered technical jargon.
I need to get a washer for this leaky faucet from the hardware store.
Pro Tip 2/3Assembling Furniture
'Washer' is commonly mentioned in furniture assembly instructions for securing joints.
The diagram shows the washer going between the nut and the wood surface.
Pro Tip 3/3Plumbing Context
In plumbing, washers are frequently replaced to prevent or stop leaks.
This pipe is dripping; it probably needs a new washer.
Pro Tip 1/3Hardware Store
The term 'washer' often appears in hardware stores and is considered technical jargon.
I need to get a washer for this leaky faucet from the hardware store.
Pro Tip 2/3Assembling Furniture
'Washer' is commonly mentioned in furniture assembly instructions for securing joints.
The diagram shows the washer going between the nut and the wood surface.
Pro Tip 3/3Plumbing Context
In plumbing, washers are frequently replaced to prevent or stop leaks.
This pipe is dripping; it probably needs a new washer.
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
and I'm feeling the force of it pulling. Now, if this washer was a thick piece of metal and I put my hand in there, it would literally just crush it. We've had to be careful when we put this track together, because if the two bits flip together and somebody's in between them, they're gonna die. So we do not want that to happen.
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Confessions of a...
and this was it -- I know it doesn't seem like much -- you know, there's a pressure washer in the back -- this is "living the dream." And my wife was really proud of me when we started this, or that's what she said, she was really proud of me -- and so she would give me a hug, and I'm pretty sure she had her phone up
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Itamar Mann: An app that...
I’m going to start by telling you a story about Danielle. When she was a senior in college, Danielle's dad passed away, which left her mom with no way to support herself. So Danielle had to drop out of college and pick up three jobs as a barista, a bartender and a car washer.
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Tim Dunn: How we're...
there's another energy draw. You take your stove, your dishwasher, your clothes washer, your clothes dryer. If you take those minor things that we do every day and you can influence that, that is the picture that we can draw to here's where we can have the impact.
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James Balog: Time-lapse...
Here's a time lapse of one of the time-lapse units being made. I personally obsessed about every nut, bolt and washer in these crazy things. I spent half my life at our local hardware store during the months when we built these units originally.
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Building a tiny home PIPE...
of the scale of the project is how to take it one step at a time starting with a base I attached to my house to a trailer using bolts and washers & 4 x 2 x 4 wood planks and I did this because you know might help me to stay on the
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Time-lapse proof of...
time-lapse of one of the time-lapse units being made I personally obsessed about every nut bolt and washer in these crazy things I spent half my life at our local hardware store during the months when we built
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Francis de los Reyes:...
If, well, I guess you know what I mean. If you're a washer, then you use water for anal cleansing. That's the technical term. And if you're a wiper, then you use toilet paper or, in some regions of the world
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Stories from a home for...
And guess what? You don't have to bring any quarters because the washer and dryer are free." Crystal's grandmother soon arrived from out of town, and they spent the remaining four months of Crystal's life
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Chinese Coin PIPE National...
the hole baby oh I think it's just a washer no it's not a washer I just found an awesome awesome Chinese coin the Chinese immigrants were an important
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
and I'm feeling the force of it pulling. Now, if this washer was a thick piece of metal and I put my hand in there, it would literally just crush it. We've had to be careful when we put this track together, because if the two bits flip together and somebody's in between them, they're gonna die. So we do not want that to happen.
Video examples
Confessions of a...
and this was it -- I know it doesn't seem like much -- you know, there's a pressure washer in the back -- this is "living the dream." And my wife was really proud of me when we started this, or that's what she said, she was really proud of me -- and so she would give me a hug, and I'm pretty sure she had her phone up
Video examples
Itamar Mann: An app that...
I’m going to start by telling you a story about Danielle. When she was a senior in college, Danielle's dad passed away, which left her mom with no way to support herself. So Danielle had to drop out of college and pick up three jobs as a barista, a bartender and a car washer.
Video examples
Tim Dunn: How we're...
there's another energy draw. You take your stove, your dishwasher, your clothes washer, your clothes dryer. If you take those minor things that we do every day and you can influence that, that is the picture that we can draw to here's where we can have the impact.
Video examples
James Balog: Time-lapse...
Here's a time lapse of one of the time-lapse units being made. I personally obsessed about every nut, bolt and washer in these crazy things. I spent half my life at our local hardware store during the months when we built these units originally.
Video examples
Building a tiny home PIPE...
of the scale of the project is how to take it one step at a time starting with a base I attached to my house to a trailer using bolts and washers & 4 x 2 x 4 wood planks and I did this because you know might help me to stay on the
Video examples
Time-lapse proof of...
time-lapse of one of the time-lapse units being made I personally obsessed about every nut bolt and washer in these crazy things I spent half my life at our local hardware store during the months when we built
Video examples
Francis de los Reyes:...
If, well, I guess you know what I mean. If you're a washer, then you use water for anal cleansing. That's the technical term. And if you're a wiper, then you use toilet paper or, in some regions of the world
Video examples
Stories from a home for...
And guess what? You don't have to bring any quarters because the washer and dryer are free." Crystal's grandmother soon arrived from out of town, and they spent the remaining four months of Crystal's life
Video examples
Chinese Coin PIPE National...
the hole baby oh I think it's just a washer no it's not a washer I just found an awesome awesome Chinese coin the Chinese immigrants were an important
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A'Lelia Bundles
American Journalist
You know the AME Church has a history of empowering black people and having an international outlook. So it was the women of the church who began to give Sarah Breedlove an image of herself as something other than an illiterate washerwoman, and she wanted to make her life better, and her daughter's life better.
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Tom Carper
American Politician
Over the years, I've had a lot of different jobs - newspaper boy, dish washer, naval flight officer, Amtrak board member, Governor and chairman of the National Governors Association - just to name a few. But my most cherished job - and frankly my most important job for that matter - is being a father.
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Scott Kelly
American Astronaut
We don't do laundry because that requires a lot of water, and water's at a premium up here. Plus, it'd be pretty complicated, I think, to make a space washer, although I guess you could do it. So we generally throw our clothes out. I think I've been wearing this pair of pants for about two months.
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Michael Giacchino
American Composer
My great uncle, my mom's uncle, had an appliance store in Philadelphia, and it was called Peter's TV. They sold stereos and televisions and washers, dryers, all kinds of stuff.
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Johnny Iuzzini
American Chef
My dad said, 'If you want to go out with girls and go out with your friends, get a job.' I found one at the local country club as a pot washer in the kitchen.
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Darci Lynne Farmer
American Entertainer
GE Appliances has agreed to give my mom a whole kitchen's worth of new appliances and a washer and dryer, and all I need to do is shout them out.
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Juan Felipe Herrera
American Poet
My mother was a washerwoman - or a woman that cleaned houses in Texas... in Plano, Texas - who always loved poetry and always loved stories.
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Carrie Underwood
American Musician
I do not like people touching my underwear. That's just weird! I travel with a washer and dryer, and I like cooking on the bus, too.
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Joe Rogan
American Comedian
Apartment living is tough action. Just the whole idea that you share a washer and dryer always freaked me out.
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John Burns
English Activist
I am not ashamed to say that I am the son of a washerwoman.
Quote examples
A'Lelia Bundles
American Journalist
You know the AME Church has a history of empowering black people and having an international outlook. So it was the women of the church who began to give Sarah Breedlove an image of herself as something other than an illiterate washerwoman, and she wanted to make her life better, and her daughter's life better.
Quote examples
Tom Carper
American Politician
Over the years, I've had a lot of different jobs - newspaper boy, dish washer, naval flight officer, Amtrak board member, Governor and chairman of the National Governors Association - just to name a few. But my most cherished job - and frankly my most important job for that matter - is being a father.
Quote examples
Scott Kelly
American Astronaut
We don't do laundry because that requires a lot of water, and water's at a premium up here. Plus, it'd be pretty complicated, I think, to make a space washer, although I guess you could do it. So we generally throw our clothes out. I think I've been wearing this pair of pants for about two months.
Quote examples
Michael Giacchino
American Composer
My great uncle, my mom's uncle, had an appliance store in Philadelphia, and it was called Peter's TV. They sold stereos and televisions and washers, dryers, all kinds of stuff.
Quote examples
Johnny Iuzzini
American Chef
My dad said, 'If you want to go out with girls and go out with your friends, get a job.' I found one at the local country club as a pot washer in the kitchen.
Quote examples
Darci Lynne Farmer
American Entertainer
GE Appliances has agreed to give my mom a whole kitchen's worth of new appliances and a washer and dryer, and all I need to do is shout them out.
Quote examples
Juan Felipe Herrera
American Poet
My mother was a washerwoman - or a woman that cleaned houses in Texas... in Plano, Texas - who always loved poetry and always loved stories.
Quote examples
Carrie Underwood
American Musician
I do not like people touching my underwear. That's just weird! I travel with a washer and dryer, and I like cooking on the bus, too.
Quote examples
Joe Rogan
American Comedian
Apartment living is tough action. Just the whole idea that you share a washer and dryer always freaked me out.
Quote examples
John Burns
English Activist
I am not ashamed to say that I am the son of a washerwoman.
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