DRYER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dryer mean? 

• DRYER (noun)
  The noun DRYER has 1 sense:

1. an appliance that removes moisture

  Familiarity information: DRYER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRYER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An appliance that removes moisture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

drier; dryer

Hypernyms ("dryer" is a kind of...):

appliance (durable goods for home or office use)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dryer"):

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)

 Context examples 

But then, if they should only be gone out for an hour till it is dryer, and call by and by?

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Then Martin began to alternate between the dryer and the wringer, between times "shaking out" socks and stockings.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

To prevent community-associated MRSA: • Practice good hygiene • Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage until healed • Avoid contact with other people's wounds or bandages • Avoid sharing personal items, such as towels, washcloths, razors, or clothes • Wash soiled sheets, towels, and clothes in hot water with bleach and dry in a hot dryer

(MRSA, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)