| NOUN | substance | drier, desiccant, drying agent, siccative | a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) |
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| artifact | drier, dryer | an appliance that removes moisture |
| Sounds | dray'er | |
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| Rhymes | acquire ... wire: 63 rhymes with ayer... | |
| Meaning | A substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture). | |
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| Synonyms | desiccant, drying agent, siccative | |
| Broader | chemical agent | An agent that produces chemical reactions |
| Spanish | desecante | |
| Catalan | dessecant | |
| Verbs | dry | become dry or drier |
| dry | remove the moisture from and make dry | |
| Meaning | An appliance that removes moisture. | |
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| Synonym | dryer | |
| Narrower | clothes dryer, clothes drier | A dryer that dries clothes wet from washing |
| hand blower, blow dryer, blow drier, hair dryer, hair drier | A hand-held electric blower that can blow / blow warm air onto the hair | |
| Broader | appliance | durable goods for home or office use |
| Spanish | secadora, secador | |
| Catalan | assecadora, assecador, eixugador | |
| Verbs | dry | become dry or drier |
| dry | remove the moisture from and make dry | |
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