hair dryer
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1.2
- noun
- /hɛr ˈdraɪər/
:
secador de pelo
- She used the hair dryer to quickly dry her hair before going out.
- use a hair dryer
- always use a hair dryer
Hey, Doctor Francis, does a hair dryer kill the coronavirus?
- Hey, Doctor Francis, does a hair dryer kill the coronavirus?
- OK, this is my hair dryer, my Dyson hair dryer guys look at it.
- So in the old days, hair dryers would be up around that many watts.
- She gets a hot pink hair dryer for her sister and a nail dryer for her mom.
- I have a heat gun, not a hair dryer.
- It's the Elchum Professional Salon ceramic hair dryer.
Examples
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Next, you can use a hair dryer to help make the drying time faster.
Blog text (13) -
All right, which one of you guys is using the hair dryer?
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Do you have a hair dryer?
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Somebody get me my hair dryer.
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But I hate their hair dryers.
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I'll go and get the hair dryer before you catch your death of cold.
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Take care to dry between the fingers and toes and in skin folds; use a hair dryer if necessary.
Academic text (2005) -
We hear Lila's dramatic reading competing with the very loud sound of the hair dryer.
Fiction book (2001) -
"I like sitting under the hair dryer at the beauty parlor," Katy read.
Fiction book (1990) -
The blowing hair dryers whip the women's wet hair around their heads.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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2.7
A small handheld electric device that blows warm air to dry and style hair
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1.0
A small machine that blows warm air to remove water from hair quickly
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4.2
Small electric tool that sends warm air to dry hair
A hand-held electric machine that blows warm air to dry and style hair
How Fast
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1.2
8
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'hair' (strands on the head) with 'dryer' (an appliance that removes moisture), so a learner who knows both words will infer a device that dries hair. This noun compound follows a common compositional pattern found across languages, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Hair dryer is very literal: it's a small electric tool that blows warm air to dry wet hair. The word dryer means 'something that makes dry', so the name means 'a device that dries hair'.