noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
pressure washer
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
replace
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In taps, replacing the tap washer and tightening the gland nut will both contribute to stopping water hammer occurring.
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In another bathroom I replaced the washers in the faucets that were leaking.
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The method of replacing a washer depends on the design of tap.
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Always keep spare tap washers handy and replace the washers regularly - no tap should need to be turned off with force.
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Sometimes it may be necessary to replace both the washer and the jumper - particularly if they can't be separated.
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Except with Supataps, replacing tap washers may mean turning the water off and draining the cistern.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chief cook and bottle washer
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Come me little washer lad, come let's away, We're bound down to slavery for fourpence a day.
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For recession-weary washers, lower bills may sound just as attractive as greener laundry - as it were.
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In another bathroom I replaced the washers in the faucets that were leaking.
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Insertinch carriage bolts about 7 inches long to accommodate a washer and a nut on the inside of the beam.
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The soft, perished feel of the old washer which rubbed black on your fingers as you took it out of the tap.
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This point means that where a motor vehicle is required to be fitted with wipers it must also have washers.
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Visibility is important; check the windshield washer reservoir before you start out.