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• Washer — Wash er, n. [AS. w[ae]scere.] 1. One who, or that which, washes. [1913 Webster] 2. A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• washer — flat ring for sealing joints or holding nuts, mid 14c., generally considered an agent noun of WASH (Cf. wash) (v.), but the sense connection is difficult, and the noun may derive instead from the ancestor of Fr. vis screw, vise …   Etymology dictionary

• washer — ► NOUN 1) a person or device that washes. 2) a small flat ring fixed between a nut and bolt to spread the pressure or between two joining surfaces to act as a spacer or seal …   English terms dictionary

• washer — [wôsh′ər] n. 1. a person who washes 2. a flat disk or ring of metal, leather, rubber, etc., used variously to make a seat for the head of a bolt or for a nut or faucet valve, to lock a nut in place, to provide a bearing surface, to serve as a… …   English World dictionary

• Washer (hardware) — Assorted washers: flat, split, star and insulated A washer is a thin plate (typically disk shaped) with a hole (typically in the middle) that is normally used to distribute the load of a threaded fastener, such as a screw or nut. Other uses are… …   Wikipedia

• washer — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A flat ring] Syn. disk, seat, packing, collar, lock washer, shim, bushing, patent washer; see also part 2 . 2. [A machine for washing] Syn. automatic dishwasher, washing machine, laundry machine, electric washer, gasoline… …   English dictionary for students

• Ring circuit — In electricity supply, a ring final circuit or ring circuit (informally also ring main or just ring) is an electrical wiring technique developed and primarily used in the United Kingdom that provides two independent conductors for live, neutral… …   Wikipedia

• ring — Synonyms and related words: Bund, Chinese boxing, DDD, Kekule formula, O, Rochdale cooperative, affiliation, agora, alliance, amphitheater, anklet, annular muscle, annulet, annulus, anthelion, antisun, arena, areola, armlet, armory, assemblage,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• washer — washerless, adj. /wosh euhr, waw sheuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that washes. 2. See 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… …   Universalium

• washer — n. 1 a a person or thing that washes. b a washing machine. 2 a flat ring of rubber, metal, leather, etc., inserted at a joint to tighten it and prevent leakage. 3 a similar ring placed under the head of a screw, bolt, etc., or under a nut, to… …   Useful english dictionary

• washer — [[t]wɒ̱ʃə(r)[/t]] washers 1) N COUNT A washer is a thin flat ring of metal or rubber which is placed over a bolt before the nut is screwed on. 2) N COUNT A washer is the same as a washing machine. [INFORMAL] …   English dictionary