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# dryer

«dryer» in Mova's school dictionary: **a machine that dries things, especially a tumble dryer…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a dryer, dryers; also drier)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A dryer is a machine that dries things, especially a tumble dryer that dries clothes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryer/#m1)

2) A hair dryer blows hot air to dry hair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryer/#m2)

3) Drier (or dryer) is also the comparative of dry: «more dry». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryer/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and chores, wet washing goes from the washing machine into the dryer or onto the washing line. In safety lessons, never play inside a dryer or washing machine; never use a hair dryer near water, like by the bath or sink, because of electric shock; and the lint (fluff) filter must be cleaned, as fluff can catch fire. Phrases: tumble dryer, hair dryer, hand dryer, put it in the dryer.

### examples

- Put the wet clothes in the dryer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryer/#x1)
- My jumper shrank in the dryer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryer/#x2)
- Never use a hair dryer near the bath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryer/#x3)
- The hand dryer in the toilets is loud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryer/#x4)
- Clean the fluff out of the dryer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryer/#x5)
- The towels are warm from the dryer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryer/#x6)
- Today is drier than yesterday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryer/#x7)
- Don't ever climb into a dryer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryer/#x8)

### note

Both spellings exist: dryer and drier. Most people use «dryer» for the machine and «drier» for «more dry», but both are accepted. Some clothes say «Do not tumble dry» on the label.

### In the corpora

- [Electrical things like hair dryers are never used near water, because water and electricity together can kill.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/76-washing-your-body-and-hair/10/)
- [The tumble dryer's lint filter should be cleaned after each use, because fluff can start a fire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/108-laundry-freezer-and-electricity/6/)
- [Electric heaters, hair dryers and plugged-in things must never be near a bath or sink of water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/118-energy-pets-and-bathroom/20/)
- [Never use mains electrical things like a hair dryer near a full bath or sink.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors/13/)
- [Bathrooms have no ordinary sockets, and hair dryers must never be used near a bath.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/28-electricity-and-safety/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dryer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.