laundry

noun

laun·dry | \ ˈlȯn-drē

, ˈlän-\

plural laundries

Definition of laundry

1a : a room for doing the family wash

b : a commercial laundering establishment

2 : clothes or linens that have been or are to be laundered

Examples of laundry in a Sentence

There's a pile of dirty laundry in the laundry basket. The patients' sheets are sent regularly to the hospital laundry.

Recent Examples on the Web

The new FoldiMate can now fold a full load of laundry made up of around 25 items in less than 5 minutes, all while automatically adapting to each clothing item type and size. — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, "You'll Never Have To Fold Your Laundry Again With The FoldiMate," 7 Jan. 2019 Tomorrow: We air even more dirty laundry — well, old laundry. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "Love a man in uniform? Then you’ll love these stories of fabric survivors.," 29 May 2018 There are two other refrigerators, one in the large butler's pantry and one in the laundry/project room. — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, "Hollywood Video founder's unfinished riverfront mansion to be auctioned (photos)," 22 May 2018 Restrictions on laundry further undermine health and dignity. — refinery29.com, "Meghan Markle Has Championed Menstrual Equity — Here's Why You Should Too," 21 May 2018 On double checking the cleaner's work and doing the never ending laundry? — Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal, "So, an Airbnb guest asks for a discount. Here's why you should say no," 17 May 2018 Her family of four brings four or five sets of clothes per person when there’s access to a laundry. — cleveland.com, "Travel like a minimalist and save big," 11 May 2018 Radical transparency means that the person whose laundry may be aired cannot be responsible for deciding what gets hung on the line. — Joseph Margulies, Time, "Gina Haspel Ran the CIA Site Where My Client Had Been Tortured. Her Testimony Changed My Opinion of Her," 10 May 2018 And in a perfectly Cinderella twist, Diana previously spent three years working as Sarah’s cleaning woman—dusting, cleaning dishes, and doing laundry for a reported $1.60 an hour. — Julie Miller, Vanities, "Inside Princess Diana’s Fairy-Tale Royal Wedding," 17 Apr. 2018

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