dryer
noun
Simple meaning
A machine that dries clothes by removing moisture, often using warm air.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdɹaɪɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative
A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative
Used this way, dryer is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- drier , used mainly in Regional English
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More ways to use dryer
- “Please put the wet clothes in the dryer before they mildew.”
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair.
A dryer that dries clothes wet from washing.
A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair.
A clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into it.
A clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air.
Related Words
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Synonyms
Sense: one who or or that which or dries
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