dryer

Pluraldryers

1. 1
   nounabbreviation

   Short for clothes dryer. It's the machine that dries wet clothes.

   I pulled the warm towels out of the dryer.

   Our dryer broke, so we hung the laundry outside.

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A person or thing that removes water or moisture from something.

   Like a sponge that soaks up water, but it pulls moisture out of the air.

   A good dryer can pull most of the moisture out of damp air.

   The factory uses a huge dryer to take water out of the grain.

   Similardesiccant

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3. 3
   adjectiveUS

   Comparative of dry. The spelling drier is more common.

   The desert air is much dryer than the air at the coast.

   Today feels dryer than yesterday now that the rain has stopped.

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   A substance added to paint or varnish to help it dry and harden faster.

   Like adding a helper to paint that makes it dry much faster than usual.

   Painters add a dryer so the varnish sets in hours instead of days.

   A little dryer mixed into the oil paint helps it harden overnight.

   Similarsiccative

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