spin-dry
[ spin-drahy ]
/ ˈspɪnˈdraɪ /
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verb (used with object), spin-dried, spin-dry·ing.
to remove moisture from (laundry) by centrifugal force, as in an automatic washing machine.
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OTHER WORDS FROM spin-dry
spin-drier, spindryer, nounWords nearby spin-dry
spindle tree, spindling, spindly, spin doctor, spindrift, spin-dry, spin-dryer, spine, spinebash, spine-bashing, spine-chiller
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British Dictionary definitions for spin-dry
spin-dry
verb -dries, -drying or -dried
(tr) to dry (clothes, linen, etc) in a spin-dryer
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