Definitions for laundry
ˈlɔn dri, ˈlɑn-laun·dry

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. laundry, wash, washing, washables(noun)

   garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

2. laundry(noun)

   workplace where clothes are washed and ironed

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Laundry(n.)

   A business establishment where clothing is laundered for a fee.

   Etymology: [OE. lavendrie, OF. lavanderie. See Launder.]

2. Laundry(n.)

   A collection of items such as articles of clothing or bed linens that need to be laundered, or have just been laundered; as, put the dirty laundry in the basket and take it downstairs; hang the laundry out to dry.

   Etymology: [OE. lavendrie, OF. lavanderie. See Launder.]

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. laundry(Noun)

   A laundering; a washing.

   Etymology: From lavanderie. See launder.

2. laundry(Noun)

   A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.

   Etymology: From lavanderie. See launder.

3. laundry(Noun)

   That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.

   You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.

   Etymology: From lavanderie. See launder.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Laundry(noun)

   a laundering; a washing

   Etymology: [OE. lavendrie, OF. lavanderie. See Launder.]

2. Laundry(noun)

   a place or room where laundering is done

   Etymology: [OE. lavendrie, OF. lavanderie. See Launder.]

Freebase(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Laundry

   Laundry is the washing of clothing and linens. Laundry processes are often done in a business, room or area in a home or apartment building, reserved for that purpose; this is also sometimes referred to as a laundry. The material that is being washed, or has been laundered is also generally referred to as laundry.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. LAUNDRY

   A place where clothes are mangled.

How to pronounce laundry?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of laundry in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of laundry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of laundry in a Sentence

1. Allison Jean:

   Our life must move on but our life must move on with change, theres got to be a better day and that better day starts with each and every one of us. The city of Dallas needs to clean up inside. The Dallas PD has a lot of laundry to do.

2. Andrew Schwartz:

   They could potentially do their own laundry.

3. Jaques Sebastiao:

   We dont have any showers, no laundry, no supermarkets.

4. Samir Lakhani:

   I remember quite vividly a mother bathing her newborn in a basin filled with laundry powder and water, it's an image I'll never get out of my mind.

5. Amal Clooney:

   The Midnight Sky. i cut my own hair and I cut my kids' hair and I'm mopping it and vacuuming and doing the laundry and doing the dishes every day. I feel like my mother in 1964. You know, I understand why she burned her bra.

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