dryer
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/ˈdɹaɪə/
English
Definitions
noun
- One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.“The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.”
- A household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion.
- An electric hair dryer.
- Any other device or substance, household or industrial, designed to remove water or humidity.
adjective
- Free from or lacking moisture.“This towel's dry. Could you wet it and cover the chicken so it doesn't go dry as it cooks?”
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, oil, or (farming) milk.“This well is as dry as that cow.”
- Built without or lacking mortar.
- Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.“Dry alcohol is 200 proof.”
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Synonyms
clothes dryertumble dryerchillerlaundrywasheroastkilncabinetmachinetumblerspin dryerdrying machinerotary dryerwasher-dryerdessicatordessiccator