Definition of vacuum cleaner
: a household appliance for cleaning floors, carpets, upholstery, etc. by suction — called also
vacuum sweeper
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His arms were like accordion vacuum cleaner hoses and his hands were like broken handcuffs.
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Inside 50 of Walmart’s U.S. stores, robots resembling vacuum cleaners affixed with small, sleek towers, patrol the aisles, checking whether the shelves are stocked with enough toilet paper and that laundry detergent has the correct price tag.
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Investing in a quality vacuum cleaner will save you a lot of time and frustration in the long run.
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Body cameras captured the officers interviewing the woman and blocking the car from leaving when a 30-year-old man and a 21 year-old woman busted through the store’s emergency exit of the store holding laptops and vacuum cleaners.
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Johnson accepted that makers of washing machines, hair dryers or vacuum cleaners might benefit from staying close to EU rules, but insisted the U.K. must have the right to choose how this works -- and to walk away if the EU’s rules change in future.
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In the video, which has since gone viral, one family remember lets loose with a robot vacuum cleaner while another stands ready to spring into action with a Swiffer.
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In a pregnant mom’s belly, there is constant sound — the blood whooshing through the uterine arteries — that’s as loud as a vacuum cleaner, 24/7.
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The incidents grew more serious: Nikolas hit her with a vacuum cleaner hose, and in two disputes over his Xbox videogame console threw her against a wall and, another time, punched a wall.
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First Known Use of vacuum cleaner
1903
VACUUM CLEANER Defined for English Language Learners
vacuum cleaner
Definition of vacuum cleaner for English Language Learners
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: an electrical machine that cleans floors, rugs, etc., by sucking up dirt, dust, etc.
VACUUM CLEANER Defined for Kids
vacuum cleaner
Definition of vacuum cleaner for Students
: an electrical appliance for cleaning (as floors or rugs) by suction
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