Meaning

2 senses
  1. One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative

    The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.

  2. A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.

    Trockner, Wäschetrockner

    суши́льная маши́наsušílʹnaja mašína, суши́лкаsušílka

    суша́ркаsušárka

More definitions
  • an appliance that removes moisture

Examples

55 sentences
  1. Did you bring a hair dryer?

    Ти взяв фен?

    ruТы принёс фен?

    deHast du einen Fön mitgenommen?

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  2. Somebody has stolen my hair dryer.

    Хтось поцупив мій фен.

    ruКто-то украл мой фен.

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  3. Do you have a hair dryer?

    ruУ тебя есть фен?

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  4. I put my clothes in the dryer.

    ruЯ положил свою одежду в сушилку.

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  5. How much does this hair dryer cost?

    ruСколько стоит этот фен?

    deWas kostet dieser Fön?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
household appliance for drying clothing:
Русский
By meaning 1
household appliance for drying clothing:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
household appliance for drying clothing:

Origin

From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry + -er (agent noun

From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry + -er (agent noun suffix).

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Forms

plural: dryers
Singulardryer
Pluraldryers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an appliance that removes moisture:drier

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dryer — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto