wiper
IPA: wˈaɪpɝ
noun
- Someone who wipes.
- Something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping.
- Something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping.
- A movable electric contact in some devices.
- (nautical) A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.
- (obsolete, slang) An impertinent young man.
- A hybrid fish variety artificially bred from eggs of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fertilized with white bass (Morone chrysops) sperm, or the opposite combination.
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Examples of "wiper" in Sentences
- Invention of the windshield wiper.
- The oiler is senior only to a wiper.
- An improved windshield wiper is disclosed.
- The wipers are up, and the image is blurry.
- An outside mirror with a wiper is disclosed.
- And yes, the windshield wiper works flawlessly.
- An improved windshield wiper blade is disclosed.
- The wiper blade acts upon the support of the scraper blade.
- The position of the wiper is controlled by an electromagnet.
- Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth.
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