English Explanatory Dictionary

laundry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A laundering; a washing.
  2. A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
  3. That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.
  4. A penalty flag.
  5. A business whose primary purpose is to conceal the origins of money received illegally.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ /ˈlɑn.dɹi/ /ˈlɑːn.dɹi/ en-us-laundry.ogg

Word forms

laundry laundries

Etymology

From Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder.

Synonyms

washing lavatory laundromat washateria laundrette

Derived words

coin laundry coin-operated laundry coin-op laundry dirty laundry do the laundry European laundry laundry ball laundry basket laundry blue laundry chute laundry egg laundryless laundry line laundry list laundrymaid laundryman laundry-mark laundry mark laundrymat laundry mat laundryowner laundry room laundry sink laundry soap laundry sour laundry stove laundry tab laundrywoman Magdalene laundry nonlaundry
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