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dryer Definition

dryer (drīər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that dries; specif.,
    1. a frame or rack for drying clothes, etc.
    2. an apparatus for drying by heating or blowing air, esp. an appliance for drying clothes
  2. drier

dryer Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • regenerate: With vacuum regenerated adsorption dryers, the heat resisting drying medium silica gel forms the uniform filling material right through.
  • wash: The modern kitchen has a washing machine/tumble dryer and fridge/freezer.
  • vent: Ensure no spillage occurs from fireplaces through the operation furnace blowers, range vents dryers and exhaust fans.
  • compress: In order to remove this water vapor as well, specially designed compressed air dryers have to be fitted.
  • tumble: Utility room with washing machine, sink and tumble dryer.
  • spin: It has a drying room with dehumidifier, storage heater and spin dryer and a cold water sluice room for washing caving gear.

Preposition: in

  • garage: Automatic washing machine and tumble dryer in garage ( basement floor ).

Adjective modifier

  • machine/tumble: On the ground floor there is also a well equipped drying & utility room, which houses a combined washing machine/tumble dryer.
  • desiccant: The dew point switching system was fitted to the desiccant dryer.
  • heatless: This is due to the cost of the purge air which the heatless dryers use in larger quantities than do heat regenerative types.
  • automatic: This installation shows a fully automatic dryer with a 24 ton loading hopper.
  • electric: Both gas and electric clothes dryers work by heating air that is blown through a duct into a.. .
  • solar: A solar dryer can preserve fruit and vegetables for the winter with the power of the sun.

Preposition: with

  • regeneration: This factor does not apply in the case of adsorption dryers with heatless regeneration.

Noun used with modifier

  • tumble: The tumble dryer is housed in the integral garage which leads directly from the kitchen.
  • adsorption: In practice, adsorption dryers must be able to cope with the most varied states of the ambient air.
  • washer: Are washer dryers less reliable than a washing machine?
  • condenser: Others are condenser dryers where the air is cooled, converted to water and collected in internal containers.
  • tumbler: Bathroom upstairs, shower room with toilet downstairs, dishwasher, microwave & refrigerator, washing machine & tumbler dryer.
  • clothes: Action: A clothes dryer has been erected in the garden to minimize the use of tumble dryers.

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