clothes drier

2 definitions found

clothes drier - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Appliance \Ap*pli"ance\, n.
     1. The act of applying; application.
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     2. subservience; compliance. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     3. A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus
        or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical
        appliance; a machine with its appliances.
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     4. Specifically: An apparatus or device, usually powered
        electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions.
        An appliance is often categorized as a major appliance or
        a minor appliance by its cost. Common major appliances are
        the refrigerator, washing machine, clothes drier,
        oven, and dishwasher. Some minor appliances are a
        toaster, vacuum cleaner or microwave oven.
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clothes drier - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  clothes drier
      n 1: a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing [syn: clothes dryer
           , clothes drier]