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DRIER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An appliance that removes moisture

Synonyms:

drier; dryer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("drier" is a kind of...):

appliance (durable goods for home or office use)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drier"):

clothes drier; clothes dryer (a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing)

blow drier; blow dryer; hair drier; hair dryer; hand blower (a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair)

Derivation:

dry (remove the moisture from and make dry)

dry (become dry or drier)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)

Synonyms:

desiccant; drier; drying agent; siccative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("drier" is a kind of...):

chemical agent (an agent that produces chemical reactions)

Derivation:

dry (remove the moisture from and make dry)

dry (become dry or drier)

Credits

 Context examples: 

From earlier studies, we know that the solar system became structured such that the 'dry' materials were separated from the 'wet' materials: the so-called 'carbonaceous' meteorites, which are relatively rich in water, come from the outer solar system, whereas the drier 'non-carbonaceous' meteorites come from the inner solar system.

(Moon’s Formation Brought Water to Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Based on a series of mud cracks at a location named "Old Soaker," the team already knew the area had intermittent drier periods.

(NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds an Ancient Oasis on Mars, NASA)