vacuum cleaner
noun
an electrical appliance for cleaning carpets, floors, etc., by suction.
vacuum cleaners
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pluralof vacuum cleaner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Black holes are often compared with cosmic vacuum cleaners, but their feeding behavior is much messier.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
By the time Dyson married, had children, and became obsessed with improving the suction of vacuum cleaners in his early 30s, he had tired of having a boss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Among the examples cited by the task force was the case of French programmer Sammy Azdoufal, who reportedly accessed data from thousands of robotic vacuum cleaners made by Chinese manufacturer DJI.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
There are plenty of everyday gadgets too, from vacuum cleaners that can clear stains in seconds to shiny espresso machines and hair curlers.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
But the vacuum cleaner did it faster and better, and soon Mrs. Jones was the envy of all the other housewives in town—so they bought vacuum cleaners, too.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
