spin drier
- noun
- /spɪn ˈdraɪər/
- UK
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centrifugadora
- After the wash cycle finished, she placed the wet laundry in the spin drier.
Examples
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He bought a compact spin drier for his small apartment.
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A spin drier can greatly reduce drying time compared to air-drying clothes.
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I bought a new spin drier last week.
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The spin drier is very efficient.
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A spin drier can greatly reduce drying time compared to air-drying clothes.
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After the wash cycle finished, she placed the wet laundry in the spin drier.
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He bought a compact spin drier for his small apartment.
Synonyms
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1.2
A machine that removes water from wet clothes using warm air
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3.2
A machine that dries clothes by spinning them to remove water
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2.6
A machine that dries wet clothes by spinning them in warm air
A machine that spins wet clothes with hot air to remove water
A machine that uses warm air to dry wet clothes
How Dry
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'spin' (to rotate rapidly) with 'drier' (something that makes things dry): it denotes a device that dries by spinning. This verb + instrument/function composition is a transparent, common pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Spin drier comes from how the machine works: the drum spins very fast and throws water out, so the clothes become drier. That's why it means 'a machine that removes water from clothes by spinning them'.