clothes drier

Thân thiện

A family loads wet laundry into the clothes drier.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A household appliance for drying laundry: A "clothes drier" (also commonly spelled "clothes dryer") is an electrical appliance designed to remove moisture from fabrics, typically after they have been washed in a washing machine. It uses heated air circulated within a rotating drum.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • After the wash cycle, I transferred the wet laundry to the clothes drier.
  • Modern clothes driers often have moisture sensors to prevent over-drying.
  • The apartment building has a shared laundry room with several clothes driers.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in/on the clothes drier": to be inside the appliance during its operation.
  • Your jeans are still in the clothes drier; they should be ready soon.

Variants and Related Words

• Clothes dryer (n): The more common spelling variant in American English. The meaning is identical to "clothes drier."
• Tumble dryer (n): A synonym, emphasizing the tumbling action inside the drum.
• Dryer (n): A general term for any drying appliance; context clarifies if it refers to a clothes dryer, hair dryer, etc.

Synonyms

• Tumble dryer: A dryer that tumbles clothes in a rotating drum.
• Laundry dryer: A dryer specifically for laundry.

Related Phrases

• Dryer vent: The duct that exhausts hot, moist air from the clothes drier to the outside of a building.
  • It's important to clean the dryer vent regularly to prevent fire hazards.
• Dryer sheet: A fabric softener sheet added to the clothes drier to reduce static cling and add fragrance.
  • She always uses a lavender-scented dryer sheet in the clothes drier.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing

Từ đồng nghĩa

• clothes dryer