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dryer

[drahy-er] Origin

dry·er

[drahy-er]
noun
1.
Also, drier. a machine, appliance, or apparatus for removing moisture, as by forced ventilation or heat: hair dryer; clothes dryer.
2.
drier1 (defs. 1, 2).
drier, dryer.
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Dryer is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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dryer1 (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

dryer2 (ˈdraɪə)
 
adj
a variant spelling of drier

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dryer
see dry.
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