dryer

[ drahy-er ]

/ ˈdraɪ ər /

noun

Also drier. a machine, appliance, or apparatus for removing moisture, as by forced ventilation or heat: hair dryer; clothes dryer.

drier¹(defs 1, 2).

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dryer

drier dryer

Words nearby dryer

dry-wall, dryad, dryas, drybrush, dryden, dryer, drygas, drying, drying oil, drying-out, dryland

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Example sentences from the Web for dryer

It insists on efficiency standards for household appliances so that your towels come out of the dryer refreshingly cool and damp.
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Whether the former gives a dryer product or not, the author cannot decide.
Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel|Samuel William Johnson
The centrifugal wringer, or dryer, consists of a tub, inside of which is a smaller tub with perforated sides.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen
Dead limbs adhering to a tree are dryer than those picked up from the ground.
Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army|War Department.

A bottom of this kind may be easily attached to any dryer, homemade or commercial.
Every Step in Canning|Grace Viall Gray
Dryer and dryer; the very leaves smelt of saw-dust; till at last I drank some water, and went at it again.
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British Dictionary definitions for dryer (1 of 2)

dryer¹

/ (ˈdraɪə) /

noun

a person or thing that dries

an apparatus for removing moisture by forced draught, heating, or centrifuging

any of certain chemicals added to oils such as linseed oil to accelerate their drying when used as bases in paints, etc

British Dictionary definitions for dryer (2 of 2)

dryer²

/ (ˈdraɪə) /

adjective

a variant spelling of drier 1

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