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# wiper

«wiper» in Mova's school dictionary: **A wiper (windscreen wiper, windshield wiper in the US) is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a wiper, wipers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A wiper (windscreen wiper, windshield wiper in the US) is a long arm with a rubber blade that moves back and forth to clear rain from a car's front window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wiper/#m1)

2) A wiper is anything used for wiping, like a cloth or wipe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wiper/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and DT lessons, wipers are an example of a machine with simple back-and-forth motion. In everyday life and safety, working wipers help drivers see clearly in rain and snow. In stories, the swish of wipers sets a rainy, sleepy mood on a car journey. Phrases: «windscreen wipers», «turn on the wipers», «wiper blades».

### examples

- Dad turned on the wipers when it started to pour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wiper/#x1)
- The wipers squeaked across the glass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wiper/#x2)
- The wiper blade was worn and left streaks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wiper/#x3)
- In the US they say windshield wipers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wiper/#x4)
- I fell asleep listening to the wipers go swish, swish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wiper/#x5)
- The car failed its check because one wiper was broken. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wiper/#x6)
- Someone tucked a leaflet under the wiper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wiper/#x7)

### note

Countable noun. UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand: «windscreen wiper»; US and Canada: «windshield wiper». A «wiper» is not a «wipe» (a single damp cloth).

### In the corpora

- [Picture a crested gecko licking its own eyeball: it has no moving eyelids, so its tongue is its windscreen wiper.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/329-tortoises-lizards-and-geckos-as-pets-heat-light-and-washing-hands/4/)
- [Some cars have a rain sensor that shines invisible light at the windscreen and switches the wipers on when raindrops change the reflection.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/17-inside-a-car/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wiper» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wiper/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.