washer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: washer	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for washer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
washer n someone who washes things for a living seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically Synonym(s): washer, automatic washer, washing machine
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Washer \Wash"er\, n. [AS. w[91]scere.] 1. One who, or that which, washes. 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 around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc. 3. (Plumbing) A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The common raccoon. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Washerwoman}, 2. [Prov. Eng.]