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wash machine en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (informal) Synonym of washing machine.
   • No matter how outrageous his hats get, he insists that each one is designed for the wearer. "I can't just send people out with a wash machine or a typewriter on their head," Mr. Treacy said. "I like a hat to have shapes relevant to the human form because somebody's got to wear it." 1992 April 5, Martha Ann Overland, “Style Makers; Philip Treacy, Hat Designer”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2025:
   • The little scrap was about an inch or two across and might have survived a wash-machine trip. 2015 June 22, Gary Antonick, quoting Dr. W [pseudonym], “Steve Humble’s Neighbor Problem”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2015:
   • The “wash machine,” a huge wooden basket, works nearly the same way as the modern version. 1963 April 21, Elaine S. Zimbel, George Zimbel, “OLD MANSION ON THE HUDSON; […
   • Another person commented on the fact that washing the cloth so frequently may not be that cost-effective, tweeting: “Like how are you really saving if you’re having to wash them in a wash machine?[”] 2018 March 13, Sabrina Barr, “Reusable 'family cloth' horrifies internet as eco-friendly alternative to toilet paper”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2018:
   • Mr. Lefrak said at a news conference that his plan entailed conversion of all wash machines in his buildings to cold‐water use; […] 1973 October 24, Nathaniel Sheppard Jr., “Oil Shortage May Raise Electric Bills Here”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2025:
   • BRIDGEPORT-The D. M. Read Co.; W. W. Taylor, electrical refrigerators, wash machines, house furnishings; […] 1928 June 29, “ARRIVAL OF BUYERS”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2025:
   • Lynsea’s mom, Karen Robinson, sighs at her daughter’s get-ups--the pajama bottoms, the punk-red streaks through the hair, the grungy overalls that “don’t you dare” throw in the wash machine. 1993 March 28, Lois Timnick, Bernice Hirabayashi, “Educators want to give kids fashion freedom, […]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2025:

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Synonyms

washing machine