dryer

Meanings

• noun

  An appliance used to remove moisture from wet clothes using heated air.

  - "After doing the laundry, I put the clothes in the dryer."
  - "The dryer in our apartment building is always breaking down."
  - "My clothes were still damp after using the dryer."

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Antonyms

wet , wet

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Synonyms

clothes dryer , tumble dryer

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dryer
higher , quiver , liver , giver , hiver , rivet , rivier , diver , shiver

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. drier (en) : more dry
   

2. dryer (en) : appliance for drying clothes
   

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Variants

List of all variants of dryer that leads to same result
drier , dryer , dryers , driers , driest , drily , dry , dryest , dryish , dryly , dryness , drynesses , blow-dryer , blow-dryers , spin-dryer , tumble dried , tumble dries , tumble dry , tumble dryer , tumble drying

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Forms

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dryers, drying, dried

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Etymology

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The word 'dryer' comes from the Old English word 'drīgan', meaning 'to dry'. Early dryers were simply open frames over a fire, but modern dryers use heated air circulated by a motor and a fan.

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Trivia

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1. The first electric clothes dryer was invented in 1930 by Alva J. Fisher.

2. The average lifespan of a clothes dryer is about 13 years.

3. Dryers use about 4% of all household electricity in the US.

4. Some people believe that using a dryer damages clothes more than hanging them out to dry, but this is a matter of debate.

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Related Concepts

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1. washing machine: A large machine used to wash clothes with water and detergent.

2. laundry: The process of cleaning clothes, typically involving washing, drying, and ironing.

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Culture

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The invention of the clothes dryer revolutionized the way people did laundry, making it faster and more convenient. Dryers have become a common household appliance in many parts of the world.

How to Memorize "dryer"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large machine with a drum where you put your wet clothes.
   - Visualize the machine heating up and circulating hot air to dry the clothes.
   - Imagine the clothes coming out warm and dry.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dryer' with the feeling of warm, dry clothes.
   - Think of the sound of the dryer tumbling clothes.
   - Associate the word with the convenience of not having to hang clothes out to dry.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Dry clothes, don't cry, use the dryer.
   - Dry Eras: before dryers, people had to dry clothes in the sun or by the fire.
   - Dry spells: periods of time when the dryer is broken and you have to find alternative ways to dry your clothes.

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