laundry

Meaning

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. (slang) A penalty flag.
5. A business whose primary purpose is to conceal the origins of money received illegally.

Synonyms

wash

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washing

washables

washhouse

launderette

wash-house

washtub

cleaners

washing machine

rag

rinsing

tissue

washstand

dry cleaner’s

laundry room

washing and ironing

dry cleaners

wash house

dry cleaner’s shop

full service laundry

shirt and pants

shirt and trousers

ablution

washing⫷mn⫸

cleaner’s

clothing

laundering

laundrette

laundromat

linen

lotion

old

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɔːn.dɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lavendrie

In summary

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