dryer
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 →
2) A hair dryer blows hot air to dry hair. tree →
3) Drier (or dryer) is also the comparative of dry: «more dry». tree →
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 →
- My jumper shrank in the dryer. tree →
- Never use a hair dryer near the bath. tree →
- The hand dryer in the toilets is loud. tree →
- Clean the fluff out of the dryer. tree →
- The towels are warm from the dryer. tree →
- Today is drier than yesterday. tree →
- Don't ever climb into a dryer. tree →
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.
- The tumble dryer's lint filter should be cleaned after each use, because fluff can start a fire.
- Electric heaters, hair dryers and plugged-in things must never be near a bath or sink of water.
- Never use mains electrical things like a hair dryer near a full bath or sink.
- Bathrooms have no ordinary sockets, and hair dryers must never be used near a bath.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «dryer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.