What's the difference between masher and washer?

Masher


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a machine for making mash.
  • (n.) A charmer of women.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) For the best results, pass the potatoes through a potato ricer or mouli – otherwise, use a standard potato masher.
  • (2) Add the reserved liquid, lemon juice, cumin, the rest of the oil, three-quarters of a teaspoon of salt and a good grind of pepper, and on a medium-high heat warm through for six to seven minutes, crushing the beans slightly with a masher, until the mixture has the consistency of thick porridge.
  • (3) Depending on how daintily diced your vegetables are, you can either leave them in the gravy, or mash them up a bit with a potato masher and then sieve the gravy into a saucepan for the rest of the cooking.
  • (4) Photograph: Jordan Hoffman for the Guardian Nearby was a station with a similar concept, a Star Wars-specific version of Hero Mashers , in which you can take component parts and build your own action figure.
  • (5) Pass the steaming flesh through a ricer if you have one, or use a masher to obtain a smooth paste.
  • (6) His first directing job, Mission: Impossible III , had not been finished, he had a string of script commissions behind him of variable quality – including Michael Bay's infamous asteroid-masher Armageddon .
  • (7) Mash together with a masher or fork until you have a smooth thick puree, with a mashed potato consistency.
  • (8) On the one hand, I was impressed with this opportunity to play in such a free jazz style, but part of me wondered if Hero Mashers wasn’t born of a toy exec spying a bin of discarded doll parts wondering if he couldn’t make a buck out of ’em somehow.
  • (9) They were quickly alerted to the fact that the Japanese generally do not eat cheese or mashed potatoes during a presentation, leaving the potato masher and grater largely redundant - although the brand has proved particularly successful there and in the US out of the 105 countries they now sell in, mostly through third-party distributors.
  • (10) Now, whether using fresh or frozen, run a masher over the peas a few times to break them up a bit.

Washer


Definition:

  • (n.) Same as Washerwoman, 2.
  • (n.) One who, or that which, washes.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening.
  • (n.) The common raccoon.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The major advantage of this technic in comparison with the Gravlee Jet Washer is its low cost.
  • (2) During the first 19 months of use of the washer, nosocomial post-UGI endoscopy colonization or infections with P. aeruginosa increased 36%.
  • (3) Tests of effectiveness of disinfection of metal and polypropylene bedpans were made in a washer fitted with a steam generator.
  • (4) We must pay attention to contamination of endoscopes and endoscope washer at least once a month.
  • (5) Most train yards have a washer system, which we call the "buff", that takes about 10 minutes to clean the whole train, and that's it – it goes back into service.
  • (6) The current study aimed to examine sociodemographic and clinical variables between washer and checker subgroups of obsessive compulsive disorder.
  • (7) The point of contact was changed by the addition of a Belleville washer between the interface of the wing-nut clamp and the cheek.
  • (8) It has two Teflon-washered glass valves for filling, and two thermistors are supported at the center by glass capillary tubes.
  • (9) Physical cleaning and chemical sterilization of taps, and replacement of washers with 'approved' brands did not eradicate the organisms.
  • (10) Similar z values were obtained for the plastic and steel strip systems (z(D) = 21 C), but an unusually low z for spores on paper (z(D) = 12.9 C) and an unusually high z for spores on steel washers mated at 150 inch-lb of torque (z(D) = 32 C) were observed.
  • (11) When [1-(14)C]arachidonic acid (AA) was incubated with washer thrombocyte suspension, AA was mainly converted to PGF(2alpha), PGE2, and PGD2 in all species.
  • (12) Of these, two cell separators and the IBM cell washer are shown to be capable of producing YRBC suitable for clinical use.
  • (13) There was visible moisture remaining in the suction channel despite the use of the complete recommended automatic washer cycle.
  • (14) YRBC prepared from the IBM 2991 cell washer are recommended for clinical trials because of lower cost, greater convenience and lower white cell contamination compared to cell separator-derived YRBC.
  • (15) The findings are the following: (1) The 4.0-mm bolt with the 12-mm washer had greater pull-out resistance from thin (12-mm thick) cancellous bone than did the 6.5-mm cancellous screw.
  • (16) Patch tests with the GEIDC standard series of allergens, and with 8 washers made of copper, nickel, nickel-palladium, palladium, brass, bronze, gold and iron, were carried out in 964 consecutive patients who complained of intolerance to metals and in 200 controls who did not.
  • (17) The authors present a new technique utilizing a cancellous screw and polyacetal resin washer to attach the tendon to the navicular.
  • (18) Of 412 subjects seen during 1975-1984, there were 123 washers, 70 checkers and 89 washers and checkers (mixed group).
  • (19) The purpose of the present study was to determine the levels of solvent exposure of car washers and to evaluate the effectiveness of ventilation systems in car washing facilities.
  • (20) Since it requires no special equipment other than a microplate reader and washer it is particularly suitable for laboratories lacking the electrophoretic expertise or equipment required for EIA.