vacuum cleaner
noun
: a household appliance for cleaning floors, carpets, upholstery, etc. by suction
called also vacuum sweeper
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Nearly every handheld vacuum cleaner comes with attachments for picking up hair or fur on carpets, brush and crevice tools, and smooth upholstery attachments.
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Molly Higgins, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2025
Use the brush attachment of your vacuum cleaner to suck up dirt and dust over all these areas.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
Start replacing this old habit with a sparkling new one by investing in a mattress vacuum cleaner with a UVC light feature that mimics the sun's UV rays, eliminating dust mites and killing bacteria.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
Roborock has unveiled one of the most unique robot vacuum cleaners at CES 2025.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Molly Higgins, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2025
Use the brush attachment of your vacuum cleaner to suck up dirt and dust over all these areas.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
Start replacing this old habit with a sparkling new one by investing in a mattress vacuum cleaner with a UVC light feature that mimics the sun's UV rays, eliminating dust mites and killing bacteria.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
Roborock has unveiled one of the most unique robot vacuum cleaners at CES 2025.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Vacuum cleaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacuum%20cleaner. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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