Definition of laundry
laundries
1a : a room for doing the family washb : a commercial laundering establishment
2 : clothes or linens that have been or are to be laundered
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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 of laundry from the Web
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There’s also a beauty shop, a supersized coin laundry and, at the south end, two day care centers.
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A bench, tucked behind the laundry room, leads to the garage.
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In the early 1900s, the family added a sunroom, laundry room and bathroom on the southeast side.
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A separate laundry room is on the main floor, as is another full bathroom.
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The ref promptly reached for his yellow laundry and issued a 15-yard penalty for the hug.
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As a kid, Niall did his own laundry and cooked dinner.
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Inside, what started out as separate family, living, dining, kitchen, study and laundry rooms were all combined into a single 40-foot-wide space.
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Some people feel the same way about washing dishes, a chore that rivals laundry for most despised.
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First Known Use of laundry
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LAUNDRY Defined for English Language Learners
laundry
playDefinition of laundry for English Language Learners
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: clothes, towels, sheets, etc., that need to be washed or that have been washed
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: a business or place where clothes, towels, sheets, etc., are washed and dried
LAUNDRY Defined for Kids
laundry
playDefinition of laundry for Students
laundries
1 : clothes or household linens that need to be washed or that have been washed
2 : a place where clothes and household linens are washed and dried
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