dryer

[ drahy-er ]

noun

1. Also a machine, appliance, or apparatus for removing moisture, as by forced ventilation or heat:

   hair dryer; clothes dryer.

2. drier ¹( defs 1, 2 ).

dryer

¹

/ ˈdraɪə /

noun

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

dryer

²

/ ˈdraɪə /

adjective

1. a variant spelling of drier 1

Example Sentences

"You can't put a filter on the environment the way you might have a filter on your household dryer to capture these fibers," said Vlachos, who also directs the Delaware Energy Institute.

From Science Daily

"It's not expensive to create a new sense, but we are giving all these senses to machines," he said, such as cars or hand dryers.

From BBC

The prices of washing machines and dryers from China went up by almost $100 per machine — and American manufacturers quickly matched those price increases.

From Los Angeles Times

As it happens, the price of clothes dryers, which weren’t subject to a tariff, also rose, by $92.

From Los Angeles Times

The contractor asked if they wanted to move the washer and dryer to a different space in the home or enclose them to hide them.

From Los Angeles Times