laundry

/ˈlɔndri/
noun
  1. Clothes, sheets, and other items that need to be washed or have just been washed.
    • I need to sort the laundry before starting the washing machine.
    • Don't leave wet laundry in the basket too long or it will get moldy.
    • She folded the clean laundry and put it away in the drawers.
  2. The place or business where clothes and linens are washed and ironed.
    • The hotel sends all its sheets to a commercial laundry.
    • She works at a laundry that cleans uniforms for hospitals.
    • He dropped off his suits at the laundry on Main Street.
  3. The act or process of washing clothes and linens.
    • We do our laundry every Sunday morning.
    • Doing laundry is my least favorite household chore.
    • The laundry takes about two hours from start to finish.
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