dryer
/ˈdraɪə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ड्रायर
सुखाने की मशीन, ड्रायर
Core word
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(often in compounds) a machine or piece of equipment for drying something
सुखाने की मशीन, ड्रायर
- a hair dryer
- Put the wet clothes in the dryer.
- She dried her hair with a hair dryer.
+ 2 more examples
- The dryer broke, so we hung the clothes on the balcony.
- A hand dryer in the washroom saves paper towels.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
dryer (countable noun)
A dryer is a machine that dries things, often called a tumble dryer or hair dryer. It is countable.
'Dryer' चीज़ें सुखाने वाली मशीन है, जिसे tumble dryer या hair dryer कहा जाता है। यह countable है।
- I put the wet towels in the dryer.
- The shop sells hair dryers and irons.
dryer in compounds
Dryer often follows another noun: hair dryer, clothes dryer, hand dryer, spin dryer.
'Dryer' प्रायः दूसरे noun के बाद आता है: hair dryer, clothes dryer, hand dryer।
- There is a hand dryer in the washroom.
- She switched on the hair dryer.
dryer (comparative of dry)
Dryer is also the comparative of dry: drier is the usual British spelling and dryer is the machine.
'Dryer' dry का comparative रूप भी है, पर British में comparative के लिए प्रायः 'drier' और मशीन के लिए 'dryer' लिखते हैं।
- The climate of Rajasthan is drier than that of Kerala.
in the dryer / put in the dryer
Use in for position inside the machine.
मशीन के अंदर की स्थिति के लिए 'in' आता है।
- Don't put the woollen sweater in the dryer.
dryer + noun (modifier)
Dryer works before a noun for parts and settings, such as dryer vent or dryer cycle.
'Dryer' noun से पहले पुर्ज़ों और settings के लिए आता है, जैसे dryer vent या dryer cycle।
- The dryer cycle takes forty minutes.
+Collocations 4
type + dryer
hairclotheshandtumblespin
- A hand dryer is fitted in the washroom.
verb + dryer
useswitch onloademptyrepair
- Please empty the dryer after the cycle.
adjective + dryer
electricportablenoisyenergy-savingautomatic
- They bought an energy-saving dryer.
dryer + noun
sheetcycleventlintsetting
- Clean the dryer vent every month to avoid fire.
“More examples 6
- Radhika dried her hair with a hair dryer before the interview.
राधिका ने इंटरव्यू से पहले hair dryer से बाल सुखाए।
- During the monsoon, many families rely on a clothes dryer.
मानसून में कई परिवार कपड़े सुखाने वाली मशीन पर निर्भर रहते हैं।
- The dryer stopped working in the middle of the cycle.
Dryer चक्र के बीच में ही काम करना बंद कर गया।
- A hand dryer saves paper towels in school washrooms.
Hand dryer स्कूल के शौचालयों में कागज़ के तौलिये बचाता है।
- Rajesh moved the wet jeans from the washing machine to the dryer.
राजेश ने गीली जीन्स को वाशिंग मशीन से निकालकर dryer में डाल दिया।
- Rajesh bought a second-hand dryer because clothes never dried during the rainy season.
राजेश ने पुराना dryer खरीदा क्योंकि बरसात में कपड़े कभी सूखते ही नहीं थे।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These are machines and tools for removing water, but they differ in what they dry.
ये पानी हटाने वाली मशीनें और उपकरण हैं, पर इनके द्वारा सुखाई जाने वाली चीज़ें अलग हैं।
A machine that dries clothes, hair or hands with warm air.
गर्म हवा से कपड़े, बाल या हाथ सुखाने वाली मशीन।
- Put it in the dryer.
A device that warms a room, not one that dries things.
कमरे को गर्म करने वाला उपकरण, चीज़ें सुखाने वाला नहीं।
- Switch on the heater.
A cloth used to dry the body or dishes by hand.
शरीर या बर्तन हाथ से सुखाने का कपड़ा।
- Dry your face with the towel.
?Which word?
Do not confuse dryer (a machine for drying things) and drier (the comparative of dry, as in 'Rajasthan is drier than Kerala'), although drier is also sometimes used for the machine.
Dryer (सुखाने की मशीन) और drier (dry की comparative form, जैसे 'Rajasthan is drier than Kerala') में confuse न करें, हालाँकि मशीन के लिए कभी-कभी drier भी लिखा जाता है।