laundry

American  

[lawn-dree, lahn-] / ˈlɔn dri, ˈlɑn- /

noun

plural

laundries

1. articles of clothing, linens, etc., that have been or are to be washed.

2. a business establishment where clothes, linens, etc., are laundered.

3. a room or area, as in a home or apartment building, reserved for doing the family wash.

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laundry British  

/ ˈlɔːndrɪ /

noun

1. a place where clothes and linen are washed and ironed

2. the clothes or linen washed and ironed

3. the act of laundering

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laundry Idioms  

1. see wash one's dirty linen (laundry).

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Etymology

Origin of laundry

1350–1400; Middle English lavandrie < Middle French lavanderie. See launder, -y ³

Example Sentences

I cross my room in two strides and dive to the bottom of my laundry bin to get my phone.

From Literature

There was a laundry list of renovations needed to make the former sake brewery livable.

From The Wall Street Journal

She receives notifications from the Telegram app when the dishes or laundry are done.

From The Wall Street Journal

The carrier left a naval base in Crete earlier this week after returning to the base following a laundry fire onboard, which injured two crew members.

From Barron's

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is accepting nonperishable and household items such as boxed pasta, baby wipes and laundry detergent to distribute to workers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• washing