washing machine
noun
: a machine for washing
especially
: one for washing clothes and household linen
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Clothes with pet hair can clump and stick to the washing machine, and spread to the next load.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
Simply toss the topper, which resists pilling, fading, and shrinking, according to the brand, in the washing machine and tumble dry on low heat for convenient maintenance.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Place the item directly in the washing machine along with the appropriate amount of detergent.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2025
Those quakes put the pupfish habitat through a kind of washing machine, tearing up the algae that the fish eat, along with the fish’s eggs, and casting them into deeper waters where the fish can’t get to them.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
Simply toss the topper, which resists pilling, fading, and shrinking, according to the brand, in the washing machine and tumble dry on low heat for convenient maintenance.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Place the item directly in the washing machine along with the appropriate amount of detergent.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2025
Those quakes put the pupfish habitat through a kind of washing machine, tearing up the algae that the fish eat, along with the fish’s eggs, and casting them into deeper waters where the fish can’t get to them.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for washing machine
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“Washing machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/washing%20machine. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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