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Dryer vs Dayer - What's the difference?

dryer | dayer |

As nouns the difference between dryer and dayer

is that dryer is a household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion while dayer is something lasting a specified number of days.

As an adjective dryer

is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

dryer

English

(wikipedia dryer)

Alternative forms

* drier

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion.
  • An electric hair dryer.
  • Any other device, household or industrial, designed to remove water, or humidity.
    • Synonyms
    * (household appliance for drying clothing) clothes dryer * (hair dryer)
    Hyponyms
    * (other drying device) dehumidifier

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (US)

    • Anagrams

    * English agent nouns

    dayer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (in combination) Something lasting a specified number of days.
  • * 1992 , Louisville Automobile Club, American Automobile Association, Home & away in Kentucky (volumes 13-14, page 40)
    • I envy the Marilyn Fishers of the world who have the time — and the money — to embark on 45 cruises, the least of which a seven-dayer .
  • * 1996 , Rayford Clayton Reddell, Full bloom: thoughts from an opinionated gardener (page 66)
    • Blossoms that flower atop willowy weedy stems such as forget-me-nots, delphiniums, and gauras should be thought of as two-dayers ; they don't draw water well or retain preservatives.