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laun·dry

laundry

 
 
pronunciation:
lawn dri
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part of speech: noun
inflections: laundries
definition 1: When we talk about laundry, we mean things like clothes, sheets, and other things that we wash with water and soap. When we say we are going to do the laundry, it means we are going to wash our clothes and other things made of cloth.
On sunny days, Grace's mother hangs the laundry outside to dry.When Ian's mother is ready to do the laundry, she puts all the dirty clothes in a basket and carries the basket to the washing machine in the basement.
 
similar words:
wash
definition 2: A laundry is a room or business where people wash their clothes and other laundry or pay someone to wash it.
Jackson's father always brings his work shirts to the laundry to get them washed.
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