dry·er (dr   r)n. 1. An appliance that removes moisture by heating or another process: a clothes dryer; a hair dryer. 2. Variant of drier1. |
dryer1
n
1. a person or thing that dries
2. an apparatus for removing moisture by forced draught, heating, or centrifuging
3. (Engineering / Chemical Engineering) any of certain chemicals added to oils such as linseed oil to accelerate their drying when used as bases in paints, etc.
dryer2
adj
a variant spelling of drier1
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  dryer - an appliance that removes moisture appliance - durable goods for home or office use clothes drier, clothes dryer - a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing blow drier, blow dryer, hair drier, hair dryer, hand blower - a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair |
Translations
dryer [ˈdraɪəʳ] N (for hair) → secador m; (for clothes) (= machine) → secadora f; (= rack) → tendedero m
dryer [ˈdraɪər] n (also tumble dryer) → sèche-linge m (also spin-dryer) → essoreuse f (also hair dryer) → sèche-cheveux m tumble dryer, hairdryer
dry goods npl (US) (= food) → épiceriedenrées)f >
dry ice n → neige f carbonique
drying up n (British) to do the drying up → essuyer la vaisselle
dry land n → terre f ferme
on dry land → sur la terre ferme
dry goods npl (US) (= food) → épicerie
dry ice n → neige f carbonique
drying up n (British) to do the drying up → essuyer la vaisselle
dry land n → terre f ferme
on dry land → sur la terre ferme
dryer
n (for clothes) → Wäschetrockner m; (= spin dryer) → Wäscheschleuder f; (for hands) → Händetrockner m; (for hair) → Föhn m, → Haartrockner m; (over head) → Trockenhaube f; (in paint) → Trockenstoff m
dryer drier [ˈdraɪəʳ] n (for hair) → föhn m inv, asciugacapelli m inv; (at hairdresser's) → casco m asciugacapelli inv; (for clothes) → asciugabiancheria m inv
dryer drier [ˈdraɪəʳ] n (for hair) → föhn m inv, asciugacapelli m inv; (at hairdresser's) → casco m asciugacapelli inv; (for clothes) → asciugabiancheria m inv
dryer drier [ˈdraɪəʳ] n (for hair) → föhn m inv, asciugacapelli m inv; (at hairdresser's) → casco m asciugacapelli inv; (for clothes) → asciugabiancheria m inv
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