Definitions for washer

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washer wash·er

Spelling: [wosh-er, waw-sher]

IPA: /ˈwɒʃ ər, ˈwɔ ʃər/

Washer is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 121 anagrams from letters in washer (aehrsw).

Definitions for washer

noun

1. a person or thing that washes.
2. washing machine.
3. a flat ring or perforated piece of leather, rubber, metal, etc., used to give tightness to a joint, to prevent leakage, to distribute pressure, etc., as under the head of a nut or bolt.
4. the act or process of washing with water or other liquid:
5. a quantity of clothes, linens, etc., washed, or to be washed, at one time:
6. a liquid with which something is washed, wetted, colored, overspread, etc.:
7. the flow, sweep, dash, or breaking of water:
8. the sound made by this:
9. water moving along in waves or with a rushing movement:
10. the rough or broken water left behind a moving ship, boat, etc.; wake:
11. Aeronautics. the disturbance in the air left behind by a moving airplane or any of its parts:
12. any of various liquids for grooming or cosmetic purposes:
13. a lotion or other liquid having medicinal properties, as an antiseptic solution or the like (often used in combination):
14. Mining. minerals from which valuable material can be extracted by washing.
15. the wearing away of the shore by breaking waves.
16. a tract of land washed by the action of the sea or a river.
17. a marsh, fen, or bog.
18. a small stream or shallow pool.
19. a shallow arm of the sea or a shallow part of a river.
20. a depression or channel formed by flowing water.
21. Geology. alluvial matter transferred and deposited by flowing water.
22. Also called dry wash. Western U.S. the dry bed of an intermittent stream.
23. a broad, thin layer of color applied by a continuous movement of the brush, as in water-color painting.
24. Also called watershed, weathering. Architecture. an upper surface so inclined as to shed rain water from a building. any member of a building having such a surface.
25. Metalworking.. Also, washing. a thin coat of metal applied in liquid form:
26. waste liquid matter, refuse, food, etc., from the kitchen, as for hogs; swill (often used in combination):
27. washy or weak liquor or liquid food.
28. the fermented wort from which the spirit is extracted in distilling.
29. Informal. an action that yields neither gain nor loss:

Idioms

1. come out in the wash, to have a good or satisfactory result; turn out eventually: to be revealed; become known.
2. wash one's hands of. hand (def 90).

adjective

1. capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable:

Verb phrases

1. wash down, to clean completely by washing: to facilitate the swallowing of (food or medicine) by drinking water or other liquid:
2. wash out, to be removed by washing: to damage or demolish by the action of water: Informal. to fail to qualify or continue; be eliminated: to become dim, indistinct, or blurred:
3. wash up, to wash one's face and hands: to wash (dishes, flatware, pots, etc.): to end, especially ignominiously (usually in the passive):

verb (used with object)

1. to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
2. to remove (dirt, stains, paint, or any matter) by or as by the action of water (usually followed by out, off, etc.):
3. to free from spiritual defilement or from sin, guilt, etc.:
4. to bathe, wet, or moisten with water or other liquid:
5. to flow through, over, or against:
6. to carry, bring, remove, or deposit (something) by means of water or any liquid, or as the water or liquid does (often followed by up, down, or along):
7. to wear or diminish, as water does by flowing over or against a surface (often followed by out or away):
8. (of water) to form by flowing over and eroding a surface:
9. Mining. to subject (earth or ore) to the action or force of water in order to separate valuable material. to separate (valuable material) in this way.
10. to purify (a gas or gaseous mixture) by passage through or over a liquid.
11. to cover with a watery or thin coat of color.
12. to overlay with a thin coat or deposit of metal:
13. Slang. launder (def 3).

verb (used without object)

1. to wash oneself:
2. to wash clothes:
3. to cleanse anything with or in water or other liquid.
4. to undergo washing without injury, especially shrinking or fading:
5. Informal. to be found true, valid, or real when tested or closely scrutinized; stand being put to the proof:
6. to be carried or driven by water (often followed by along or ashore):
7. to flow or beat with a lapping sound, as waves on a shore.
8. to move along in or as in waves, or with a rushing movement, as water.
9. to be eroded, as by a stream or by rainfall:
10. to be removed by the action of water (often followed by away):

Origin of washer

Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325; See origin at wash, -er¹

Examples for washer

The woman is 22 years old, of good character, a good cook and washer.

Just at this bend raise a burr with a sharp chisel to keep the washer on.

Get thee gone, thou turner of spits and washer of greasy dishes!'

Slip a washer on the other end and put the end of the rod through the 3/16-in.

Mother Wolf had such confidence in washer that she did not doubt his word.

When he finally left her, she walked into the cave with washer by her side.

But the young lady did not stop there—her companion's skill as a washer was questioned.

The drill is then used as before to release the grip of the washer.

The cover (B) is then put in place, and rests on the washer (A) as shown.

Her eyes flashed, and washer knew that she was prepared to fight for him.