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vacuum cleaner

noun

  1. an electrical appliance for cleaning carpets, floors, etc., by suction.


vacuum cleaner

noun

  1. an electrical household appliance used for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, etc, by suction


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Derived Forms

  • vacuum cleaning, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vacuum cleaner1

First recorded in 1900–05

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Example Sentences

Last week Walt called the Vacuum-Cleaner Guy, and now the Vacuum Cleaner Guy had come through.

If I said yes,” the Vacuum Cleaner Guy replies, “would you believe me?

One month later, when the Vacuum Cleaner Guy returns, the hat is still hanging there.

“You paid good money for this,” says the Vacuum Cleaner Guy (brilliantly played by an avuncular but ruthless Robert Forster).

Before the Vacuum Cleaner Guy leaves, Walt asks him a simple question.

Fabric-covered walls should be cleaned once or twice a year with a vacuum cleaner.

One beauty of the electric stove is that it produces no ashes; one advantage of the vacuum cleaner is that it does away with dust.

Don't forget the sewing machine, the refrigerator, the freezer, the vacuum cleaner and other small but important motors.

If the motor has openings in the end, use a vacuum cleaner to suck out dust, dirt or chaff.

This morning she came running over crying that her vacuum-cleaner was chasing her all over the house.

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