WASHING MACHINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does washing machine mean? 

• WASHING MACHINE (noun)
  The noun WASHING MACHINE has 1 sense:

1. a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically

  Familiarity information: WASHING MACHINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WASHING MACHINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

automatic washer; washer; washing machine

Hypernyms ("washing machine" is a kind of...):

white goods (large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel)

 Context examples 

Noise is all around you, from televisions and radios to lawn mowers and washing machines.

(Noise, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

Unpack directly into your washing machine after a trip and check your luggage carefully.

(Bedbugs, Environmental Protection Agency)

This sort of ‘battery’ on fabric is bendable and can withstand washing cycles in a normal washing machine.

(Washable, wearable battery-like devices could be woven directly into clothes, University of Cambridge)