Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dry clean

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables
dry -clean
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To clean clothes or other fabrics through a process that uses solvents and specialized equipment instead of using water.

Inflected Forms

dry cleans (present, singular) dry cleaning (participle, present) dry cleaned (participle, past) dry cleaned (past) dryclean (alternative) dry-clean (alternative)

Questions

What does dry clean mean?
To clean clothes or other fabrics through a process that uses solvents and specialized equipment instead of using water.

How to pronounce dry clean

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