laundry

laun-dry · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Clothes, linens, and other fabric items that need to be washed or have just been washed.

  2. 2.

    A room or building where clothes and linens are washed and ironed.

  3. 3.

    The process of washing clothes and linens.

Forms

plural: laundries

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    do the laundry — To wash clothes and linens
  • •
    laundry list — A long, often tedious list of items or issues
  • •
    air dirty laundry (in public) — To discuss private matters publicly
  • •
    money laundering — The concealment of the origins of illegally obtained money

Related words

See also: clothes, detergent, washing
Synonyms: wash, washing

Etymology

From Old French lavanderie meaning "place for washing," from Latin lavandus meaning "things to be washed," from lavare meaning "to wash."