Clothes dryer
![A modern front-load tumble clothes dryer for home application](/Images/godic/202502/13/Modern_front_load_tumble_dryer5208.JPG")
![Spin dryer type TS66](/Images/godic/202502/13/Wäscheschleuder5208.jpg")
![Upper image shows a severely kinked and blocked dryer transition hose used to vent a tumble dryer. In this case the dryer was located or pushed back too far against the wall. Lower image shows initial lint build-up in the flex transition hose.](/Images/godic/202502/13/Clothes_dryer_flex_hose_kinked5208.jpg")
![A clothes dryer that has been damaged by fire.](/Images/godic/202502/13/Clothes-dryer-damaged-by-fire5208.jpg")
A clothes dryer, tumble dryer, or drying machine is a powered household appliance that is used to remove moisture from a load of clothing and other textiles, usually shortly after they are washed in a washing machine. Clothes may also be dried by natural evaporation and, if available, sunlight on an outdoor or indoor clothes line or clothes horse.