Tumble-dryer (Noun)
Meaning
A clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- After doing laundry, she loaded the wet clothes into the tumble-dryer to get them dry quickly.
- The household is much more convenient with a tumble-dryer that can handle bulky items like comforters.
- To save energy and reduce wear, she chose a lower heat setting on her tumble-dryer for delicate fabrics.
- The laundry room is well-equipped with a new tumble-dryer that circulates hot air for faster drying.
- She was frustrated when her tumble-dryer stopped working mid-cycle, causing her to line-dry her favorite dress instead.