vacuum cleaner en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From vacuum + cleaner. By synchronic analysis, vacuum-clean (a back-formation) + -er.
Meanings
- A device that uses suction, and often agitation, in order to remove dirt and other debris from carpets and hard floors.
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(euphemistic, slang) The buttocks.
And if that's not a good enough explanation, you can shove it up your vacuum cleaner and turn it on high!
2000, Irving Berlin, White Christmas:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vacuum-cleaner | alternative | lexicographic | |
| vacuum cleaners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cyclonic vacuum cleaner · vacuum-clean
Descendants
Wakjumkliena · folúsghlantóir · वैक्युम क्लीनर · ویکیوم کلینر
Synonyms
Translations (131)
id penghisap debu (machine for cleaning) · es aspirador (machine for cleaning) · sh usisìvāč (machine for cleaning) · sq fshesë me korent (machine for cleaning) · gd sguabadair (machine for cleaning) · nl stofzuiger (machine for cleaning) · pdt Wakjumkliena (machine for cleaning) · nds Stoffsuger (machine for cleaning) · fr aspirateur (machine for cleaning) · io polvosugilo (machine for cleaning) · tr elektrikli süpürge (machine for cleaning) · ce чанъузург (machine for cleaning) · ta தூசி உறிஞ்சி (machine for cleaning) · hi हूवर (machine for cleaning) · mi mīhini ngote puehu (machine for cleaning) · yue 吸塵機 /吸尘机 (machine for cleaning) · fa-ira جاروبَرْقی (machine for cleaning) · id penyedot debu (machine for cleaning) · fr balayeuse (machine for cleaning) · lo ເຄື່ອງດູດຝຸ່ນ (machine for cleaning) · my ဖုန်စုပ်စက် (machine for cleaning) · fi pölynimuri (machine for cleaning) · ia aspirator (machine for cleaning) · pl odkurzacz (machine for cleaning) · nn støvsugar (machine for cleaning) · hsb prochsrěbak (machine for cleaning) · km ម៉ាស៊ីនបោសសំអាត (machine for cleaning) · th เครื่องดูดฝุ่น (machine for cleaning) · bn ভ্যাকুয়াম ক্লিনার (machine for cleaning) · he שׁוֹאֵב אָבָק (machine for cleaning) · gl aspiradora (machine for cleaning) · af stofsuier (machine for cleaning) · yi וואַקוּום (machine for cleaning) · es aspiradora (machine for cleaning) · uk пилосмо́к (machine for cleaning) · sh усисѝва̄ч (machine for cleaning) · nb støvsuger (machine for cleaning) · cmn 真空吸塵器 /真空吸尘器 (machine for cleaning) · yi שטויבזויגער (machine for cleaning) · aii ܡܲܟ݂ܢܲܫܬܵܐ ܒܸܪܩܵܝܬܵܐ (machine for cleaning) · ms pembersih hampagas (machine for cleaning) · br sunerez (machine for cleaning) · lb Staubsauger (machine for cleaning) · mk правосму́калка (machine for cleaning) · tk tozan sorujy (machine for cleaning) · ur وَیکْیُوم کِلِینَر (machine for cleaning) · tg чангкашак (machine for cleaning) · se noavki (machine for cleaning) · sh usìsāč (machine for cleaning) · ast aspiradora (machine for cleaning) · inh дома чуувзарг (machine for cleaning) · hi निर्वात मार्जक (machine for cleaning) · de Staubsauger (machine for cleaning) · ur بَرْقی جارُوب کَش (machine for cleaning) · sk vysávač (machine for cleaning) · pt aspirador (machine for cleaning) · vi máy hút bụi (machine for cleaning) · ru пылесо́с (machine for cleaning) · ko 청소기 (machine for cleaning) · nan-hbl 吸塵器 /吸尘器 (machine for cleaning) · cy hwfer (machine for cleaning) · sh усѝса̄ч (machine for cleaning) · kmr gêziya elektrîkê (machine for cleaning) · hi वैक्युम क्लीनर (machine for cleaning) · lv putekļsūcējs (machine for cleaning) · is ryksuga (machine for cleaning) · mn тоос сорогч (machine for cleaning) · hu porszívó (machine for cleaning) · mn ᠲᠣᠭᠤᠰᠤ ᠰᠣᠷᠤᠭᠴᠢ (machine for cleaning) · eo polvosuĉilo (machine for cleaning) · uz changyutgich (machine for cleaning) · ko 진공청소기 (machine for cleaning) · mi pūrere ngote puehu (machine for cleaning) · gl aspirador (machine for cleaning) · dng щичынчи (machine for cleaning) · ug چاڭ-توزان سۈمۈرگۈچ (machine for cleaning) · io vakuonetigilo (machine for cleaning) · hy փոշեկուլ (machine for cleaning) · ta துாசகற்றும்கருவிது (machine for cleaning) · bg прахосмука́чка (machine for cleaning) · ga húvar (machine for cleaning) · ka მტვერსასრუტი (machine for cleaning) · da støvsuger (machine for cleaning) · sl sesalnik (machine for cleaning) · dsb prochsrěbak (machine for cleaning) · tg гардкашак (machine for cleaning) · fi imuri (machine for cleaning) · kk шаңсорғыш (machine for cleaning) · eu xurgagailu (machine for cleaning) · ast aspirador (machine for cleaning) · acw مُكْنَسة (machine for cleaning) · ca aspiradora (machine for cleaning) · bo གློག་འགུལ་ཕྱགས་མ (machine for cleaning) · ga folúsghlantóir (machine for cleaning) · mi horore (machine for cleaning) · cy sugnwr llwch (machine for cleaning) · rm tschitschapulvra (machine for cleaning) · tl panlinis na humihigop ng dumi (machine for cleaning) · scn aspiraturi (machine for cleaning) · hy փոշեծծիչ (machine for cleaning) · ky чаң соргуч (machine for cleaning) · scn aspira-pòrbiri (machine for cleaning) · ky пылесос (machine for cleaning) · et tolmuimeja (machine for cleaning) · ovd dambsauger (machine for cleaning) · cs lux (machine for cleaning) · cs vysavač (machine for cleaning) · be пыласо́с (machine for cleaning) · pdt Julbassem (machine for cleaning) · kmr gêziya ceryanê (machine for cleaning) · uk пилосо́с (machine for cleaning) · lt dulkių siurblys (machine for cleaning) · kw skubell-sugna (machine for cleaning) · ja 掃除機 (machine for cleaning) · ab асабеизгага (machine for cleaning) · el ηλεκτρική σκούπα (machine for cleaning) · gu ખેંચણિયું (machine for cleaning) · yi שטויבמאַשין (machine for cleaning) · sv dammsugare (machine for cleaning) · lo ຈັກດູດຝຸ່ນ (machine for cleaning) · ps برقي جارو (machine for cleaning) · it aspirapolvere (machine for cleaning) · sw kisafishi ombwe (machine for cleaning) · nds Huulbessen (machine for cleaning) · ro aspirator (machine for cleaning) · fo dustsúgvari (machine for cleaning) · cy sugnlanhäwr (machine for cleaning) · cmn 吸塵器 /吸尘器 (machine for cleaning) · ar مِكْنَسَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة (machine for cleaning) · az tozsoran (machine for cleaning) · vo püfisugian (machine for cleaning)