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hairdryer

hairdryer noun: a small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.

hairdryer: a small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air
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Noun

hairdryer (plural hairdryers)

  1. (UK) A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.

hairdryer meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Nepali and Arabic

hairdryer in Hindi

electrical appliance for drying hair
हेयर ड्रायर heyar ḍrāyar

hairdryer in Urdu

electrical appliance for drying hair
ہَیر ڈْرائیر hair ḍrāer

hairdryer in Nepali

electrical appliance for drying hair
हेयर ड्रायर heyar ḍrāyar

hairdryer in Arabic

electrical appliance for drying hair
مُجَفِّف شَعْر mujaffif šaʕr
More languagesFewer languages
hairdryer in Malay
pengering rambut
hairdryer in Indonesian
pengering rambut
hairdryer in Thai
ไดร์ dai, เครื่องเป่าผม krʉ̂ʉang-bpào-pǒm
hairdryer in Vietnamese
máy sấy tóc

Synonyms of hairdryer

Forms of hairdryer

pluralhairdryers
alternative formhair drier
alternative formhair-drier
alternative formhairdrier
alternative formhair dryer
alternative formhair-dryer

Origin of hairdryer

From hair + dryer.

Words formed from hairdryer

Phrases with hairdryer

Questions about hairdryer

What does hairdryer mean?
Hairdryer means a small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.
What is hairdryer in Hindi?
Hairdryer in Hindi is हेयर ड्रायर (heyar ḍrāyar). See Hairdryer meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is hairdryer?
Hairdryer is a noun.
What is the plural of hairdryer?
The plural of hairdryer is hairdryers.

Words near hairdryer in the dictionary

  1. hairdried
  2. hairdrier
  3. hairdriers
  4. hairdries
  5. hairdry
  6. hairdryer
  7. hairdryer treatment
  8. hairdryer treatments
  9. hairdryers
  10. hairdrying
  11. haire

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