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washer

wash·er

washer

 
pronunciation:
wa shr
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: someone or something that washes.
definition 2: a machine used for washing, esp. clothes.
definition 3: a flat ring of rubber, metal, or leather placed at a bearing, joint, or the like to reduce friction and form a tight seal.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)washer aqueous, automatic, chief, compulsive, conventional, dirty, electric, flat, front-loading, industrial, rear, rubber, stacked, typical, used, wet
verb + (n.)washer buy, drag, install, lean, load, purchase, replace, retain, slide, toss, windshield
(n.)washer + verb back, clean, save, scrub, slip, spin, supply, test, tighten, wash
noun + (n.)washer Help appliance, auto, bolt, bottle, carriage, cart, cistern, clothes, collar, compression, cook, cup, detergent, dish, drum, duet, energy, faucet, fender, fiber, glassware, gully, hose, insert, iron, jeans, kit, kitchen, laundry, load, lock, metal, microwave, mower, neoprene, noise, nut, nylon, oven, paint, pair, plate, porch, pot, pressure, refrigerator, roof, screw, sheet, spray, steel, stereo, storage, stove, toilet, tub, window, windshield, wing, wiper, wringer  [See all][See only the most frequent]
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The word washer contains the following part:
-er, -or, -ar2 Latin noun-forming suffix that means a person or thing that does
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The suffix group -er , -or , -ar2 turns verbs into agent nouns.
synonyms:
-ist, -ite2, -ator, -an, -ian, -ean