wash‧er /ˈwɒʃə $ ˈwɒːʃər, ˈwɑː-/
noun [countable] [
Word Family: noun:
wash,
washer,
washing;
adjective:
washable,
unwashed;
verb:
wash]
[
Sense 1: Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: Origin unknown]
[
Sense 2: Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: wash]
1. a thin flat ring of plastic, metal, rubber etc that is put over a
bolt before the
nut is put on, or between two pipes, to make a tighter joint
2. informal a
washing machine [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲