Meanings
nounspin dryer (plural spin dryers)
plural spin dryers · alternative spin-dryer · alternative spin drier · alternative spin-drier
- A machine in which wet clothes are spun in a cylinder full of holes to remove water from them, taking advantage of centrifugal force.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into it
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Translations
Bulgarian центрофуга
- центрофуга (centrofuga)machine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
Czech ždímačka
- ždímačkamachine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
Finnish pyykkilinko, kuivauslinko
- pyykkilinkomachine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
- kuivauslinkomachine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
- linkomachine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
Hungarian centrifuga
- centrifugamachine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
Italian centrifuga
- centrifugamachine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
Slovak žmýkačka
- žmýkačkamachine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
Swedish centrifug
- centrifugmachine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
Cite this entry
APA
spin dryer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spin%20dryer
MLA
“spin dryer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spin%20dryer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spin dryer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spin%20dryer.
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