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dry·er
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ˈdraɪ
ər
/
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[
drahy
-er
]
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noun
1.
Also,
drier
.
a machine, appliance, or apparatus for removing moisture, as by forced ventilation or heat:
hair dryer; clothes dryer.
2.
drier
1
(
defs 1, 2
)
.
Can be confused:
drier
,
dryer.
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dryer
1
(ˈdraɪə)
—
n
1.
a person or thing that dries
2.
an apparatus for removing moisture by forced draught, heating, or centrifuging
3.
any of certain chemicals added to oils such as linseed oil to accelerate their drying when used as bases in paints, etc
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dryer
2
(ˈdraɪə)
—
adj
a variant spelling of
drier
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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dryer
see
dry
.
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equipped including dishwasher and washer and
dryer
.
Their hot water,
dryer
, and stove use liquid propane.
Maintenance suspects that the
dryer
tower switching is not timed correctly.
Think of how socks fresh out of the
dryer
stick together.
Owners of the suspect units are urged to immediately unplug the
dryer
, being careful not to touch any metal surfaces.
Instead of using the clothes
dryer
, she hangs her wash outside and uses cold water in the washing machine.
Minimize use of your clothes
dryer
by using a clothes line.
The rusting edge of a
dryer
poked out from the sloping dirt.
We'd get around to that old washer-
dryer
discussion.
Dryer
-temperature sensors should be located as near as possible to the point where cotton and heated air mix together.
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