drier

adjective (dry, drier, driest); noun (a drier, driers — also dryer)

«drier» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Drier is the comparative of dry: having less water or wetness than something else. tree →
A drier (often spelled dryer) is a machine that dries things, like a clothes dryer or a hair dryer. tree →

In the lessons

In science and geography, deserts are drier than rainforests; pupils compare how quickly things dry. In everyday life, clothes go in the dryer. Phrases: drier than, a tumble dryer, hair dryer.

Examples

The desert is drier than the jungle. tree →
My towel is drier than yours. tree →
This summer was drier than last summer. tree →
Put the wet clothes in the dryer. tree →
Today is drier, so we can play outside. tree →
Which cloth is drier after five minutes in the sun? tree →

Note

Spelling: dry, drier, driest for the adjective (y changes to i). For the machine, dryer is more common, but drier is also correct. Hair dryers and water don't mix: never use one near a bath or sink.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «drier» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«drier» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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