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Since graduation, I have measured time in 4-by-5-inch pieces of paper, four days on the left and three on the right. Every social engagement, interview, reading, flight, doctor's appointment, birthday and dry-cleaning reminder has been handwritten between metal loops.
Sloane Crosley

Meaning of "dry-cleaning" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRY-CLEANING

dry-cleaning  [ˌdraɪˈkliːnɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRY-CLEANING

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pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dry-Cleaning is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRY-CLEANING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dry-cleaning

Dry cleaning

Dry cleaning is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a chemical solvent other than water. The solvent used is typically tetrachloroethylene, which the industry calls "perc" or "PERC". It is used to clean delicate fabrics that cannot withstand the rough and tumble of a washing machine and clothes dryer; it can also eliminate labor-intensive hand washing. Many dry cleaning facilities place cleaned clothes inside thin clear plastic garment bags.

Definition of dry-cleaning in the English dictionary

The definition of dry-cleaning in the dictionary is process of cleaning with a solvent other than water, such as trichloroethylene. Other definition of dry-cleaning is articles to be dry-cleaned or articles that have been dry-cleaned.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRY-CLEANING


cleaning
ˈkliːnɪŋ
convening
kənˈviːnɪŋ
demeaning
dɪˈmiːnɪŋ
greening
ˈɡriːnɪŋ
house-cleaning
ˈhaʊsˌkliːnɪŋ
intervening
ˌɪntəˈviːnɪŋ
leaning
ˈliːnɪŋ
learning
ˈlɜːnɪŋ
meaning
ˈmiːnɪŋ
morning
ˈmɔːnɪŋ
overweening
ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ
postweaning
ˌpəʊstˈwiːnɪŋ
preweaning
priːˈwiːnɪŋ
screening
ˈskriːnɪŋ
spring-cleaning
ˌsprɪŋˈkliːnɪŋ
sunscreening
ˈsʌnˌskriːnɪŋ
undermeaning
ˈʌndəˌmiːnɪŋ
unmeaning
ʌnˈmiːnɪŋ
weaning
ˈwiːnɪŋ
window-cleaning
ˈwɪndəʊˌkliːnɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRY-CLEANING

dry up
dry valley
dry-as-dust
dry-bone ore
dry-bulb thermometer
dry-bulk cargo ship
dry-cell battery
dry-clean
dry-cleaner
dry-cleaner´s
dry-dock
dry-eyed
dry-hump
dry-nurse
dry-roasted
dry-salt
dry-shod
dry-ski slope
dry-stone
dry-stone wall

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRY-CLEANING

aquaplaning
beginning
caning
cognitive meaning
dermaplaning
evening
grammatical meaning
groaning
lexical meaning
listening
loaning
moaning
sailplaning
self-cleaning
ultrasonic cleaning
unwaning
vacuum cleaning
waning
well-meaning
window cleaning

Synonyms and antonyms of dry-cleaning in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dry-cleaning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRY-CLEANING

Find out the translation of dry-cleaning to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dry-cleaning from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dry-cleaning» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

干洗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

limpieza en seco
570 millions of speakers

English

dry-cleaning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूखी सफाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَنْظِيفٌّ جافّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

химическая чистка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lavagem a seco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুকনো ভাবে পরিষ্কার করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pressing
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

cucian kering
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chemische Reinigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドライクリーニング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드라이클리닝
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Garing-cleaning
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự giặt khô là hơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உலர் சலவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोरडे स्वच्छता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuru temizleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pulitura a secco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czyszczenie chemiczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хімчистка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curățare chimică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στεγνό καθάρισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

droogskoonmaak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kemtvätt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rensing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dry-cleaning

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRY-CLEANING»

The term «dry-cleaning» is very widely used and occupies the 22.525 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRY-CLEANING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dry-cleaning» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dry-cleaning» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dry-cleaning

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QUOTES WITH «DRY-CLEANING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dry-cleaning.
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Sloane Crosley
Since graduation, I have measured time in 4-by-5-inch pieces of paper, four days on the left and three on the right. Every social engagement, interview, reading, flight, doctor's appointment, birthday and dry-cleaning reminder has been handwritten between metal loops.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRY-CLEANING»

Discover the use of dry-cleaning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dry-cleaning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dry Cleaning Without CFC: Nordic Summary Report, 1995
The phase-out of CFCs in the dry cleaning sector draws to a close. The development of CFC-113 consumption from 1986 to 1994 for textile cleaning in the Nordic countries is shown in annex 1. The CFC-11 consumption has been very ...
‎1995
2
Getting Pregnant: What Couples Need To Know Right Now
Dry-Cleaning,. Nail. Polish. Remover,. and. Miscarriage: The. New. Links. It has long been suspected that certain environmental chemicals can increase the risk of pregnancy loss. Now, some of these suspicions have been confirmed. Indeed  ...
Niels H. Lauersen, Colette Bouchez, 2010
3
The Scientific Facts about the Dry Cleaning Chemical PERC
Executive. Summary. • Perchloroethylene (PCE, or perc) has been the subject of close government and public scrutiny for more than 20 years. But government agencies in the U.S. and around the world have not agreed about the potential of  ...
American Council on Science and Health, 2001
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How it Works: Science and Technology
4 Dry cleaning machinery used for cleaning extremely dirty industrial clothing. It uses perchloroethylene, the most commonly used cleaning solvent. DRY CLEANING MACHINE Professional dry cleaning machines are enclosed units ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2003
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Handbook of Pollution Prevention Practices
The substitutes tree developed for Dry Cleaning Project is illustrated in Figure 4. The diagram helps to illustrate the thought processes that are employed in identifying substitutes. The Dry Cleaning Project evolved from several years of work by ...
Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, 2001
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Residential Exposure Assessment: A Sourcebook
(1991b) measured elevated levels of perchloroethylene in the homes of dry cleaning workers. Thompson and Evans (1993) used a physiologically-based pharmacokinetic model to verify that the workers' body burdens were sufficient to  ...
Scott R. Baker, Jeffrey Driver, David McCallum, 2001
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Handbook of Solvents
14.7 DRY CLEANING - TREATMENT OF TEXTILES IN SOLVENTS Kaspar D. Hasenclever Kreussler & Co.GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany Most processes in manufacturing and finishing of textiles are aqueous. In order to prevent water pollution ...
George Wypych, 2001
8
Handbook for cleaning/decontamination of surfaces
As a result of this possible risk, the construction of dry cleaning machines, their installation in dry cleaning sites and the processing technology for dry cleaning were regulated by a special legislation to enforce lower solvent exposure.
Ingegard Johansson, P. Somasundaran, 2007
9
Detergency of Specialty Surfactants
Camphene was replaced by benzene by the mid- 1800s until the petroleum distillate became available and was used as a dry cleaning solvent [4]. Dry cleaning gained popularity in the United States by 1900 due to the availability of gasoline.
Floyd Friedli, 2001
10
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Source, for purposes of this subpart, means each dry cleaning system. Still means any device used to volatilize and recover perchloroethylene from contaminated perchloroethylene. Temperature sensor means a thermometer or thermocouple ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRY-CLEANING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dry-cleaning is used in the context of the following news items.
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What does your office say about you?
The 'campus' approach to office creation puts great emphasis on bringing restaurants, cafes, gyms – even dry-cleaning into office spaces ... «London Loves Business, Jul 15»
2
The Mystery of Vanishing Hotel Reservations
The address turned out to belong to a dry-cleaning shop. He called the contact number on his reservation and the landlord gave him another ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
This Pond Scum Already in Your Smoothie May Fuel Your Plane
... in the company's business card that represents a microscope, and an every-four-days dry-cleaning regimen for his euglena-green neckwear. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
4
Medford, Ore., Dry-Cleaning Jingle Leaves Lasting Legacy
The owner of a Medford drive-in cleaning business in the 1950's and 60's was a community activist, but his lasting legacy may be a musical ... «Jefferson Public Radio, Jul 15»
5
Will Young back after a vital break from music
Up sharpish one day, his plan was to hand in his dry-cleaning and to shop for a dinner party he was hosting. “I don't usually cook so I get really ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
6
Pope owned family dry-cleaners, was medic in Texas 36th Infantry …
The family was reunited in San Antonio after the recovery of their father, who began a small dry-cleaning business on the South Side, now ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
7
Vehicle crashes into dry-cleaning shop in Miramar
A vehicle crashed into a dry-cleaning shop in Miramar on Friday evening. lRelated Two-car crash on Federal Highway shatters Vespa shop's ... «Sun Sentinel, Jun 15»
8
World Dry Cleaning Equipment Industry Development Trend …
The Global Dry-cleaning Equipment Industry Research Report of 154 pages, profiling 12 major manufacturing companies and providing 166 ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
9
Global Dry-cleaning Equipment Industry Report 2015
The Global Dry-cleaning Equipment Industry Report 2015 is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Dry-cleaning ... «NEWS.GNOM.ES, Jun 15»
10
Research delivers insight into the Dry-cleaning equipment industry …
The Dry-cleaning Equipment industry development trends and marketing channels are analyzed. Finally the feasibility of new investment ... «WhaTech, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dry-Cleaning [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dry-cleaning>. May 2024 ».
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