dryer
Americannoun
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Also a machine, appliance, or apparatus for removing moisture, as by forced ventilation or heat.
hair dryer; clothes dryer.
noun
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a person or thing that dries
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an apparatus for removing moisture by forced draught, heating, or centrifuging
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any of certain chemicals added to oils such as linseed oil to accelerate their drying when used as bases in paints, etc
adjective
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors published photos showing one of Liaw’s deputies with an assistant who they said used a hair dryer to remove and affix labels and serial-number stickers to shipping boxes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
For example, photos included in the indictment show the use of a hair dryer to move serial numbers to boxes of nonworking, replicated dummy servers in an attempt to mislead the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
Some years ago, a fire alarm went off in his own home – in a room where his tumble dryer was operating.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
The rising mortality rate tracks warming and drying linked to climate change, and the study found the fastest rise in hotter, dryer regions.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
Me, Rock, and Mrs. Rock all turn around and see a lady in the back poking her head out from underneath a hair dryer.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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