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| inefficient |
When something is inefficient, it takes too much time, fuel, or supplies to do what it is supposed to do. If a washing machine is inefficient, it can wash your clothes, but it might use too much electricity to do it. |
| install |
When you install something, you put it where it's supposed to go and get it ready so it can be used. If you buy some big thing like a washing machine or a stove, someone will need to install it before you can use it. |
| laundrette |
a British word for a place where you can pay to use washing machines and clothes dryers. "Laundrette" has the same meaning as "laundry" and "Laundromat." |
| Laundromat |
(trademark) a place where people pay to use washing machines and clothes dryers. |
| laundry room |
A laundry room is a place where people wash clothes and other things like sheets and towels. A laundry room has at least one washing machine and usually a dryer. An apartment building often has a laundry room with a number of different washing machines and dryers. |
| life |
The life of something, like a car or a washing machine, is the period of time that it lasts or works. [1/6 definitions] |
| load |
When people load a thing, they fill it with something or put a lot of things into it. When you load a washing machine, you fill it with dirty clothes. [1/7 definitions] |
| motor |
A motor is a machine that causes something to move or have the power to work. Cars, electric fans, and washing machines are some things that have motors. [1/3 definitions] |
| perform |
If an athlete performs, they do what people expect them to do as an athlete. When kids perform well in school, they do well. If a washing machine performs well, it does a good job. [1/4 definitions] |
| washer |
A washer is a machine used for washing clothes. "Washer" is another word for "washing machine." |
| washing machine |
A washing machine is a machine that washes clothes. |
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