laundry
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- noun
- /ˈlɔːndri/
:
lavandería
- This is a laundry room in the building.
- a laundry service
- a laundry shop
- a laundry room
This is a laundry room in the building.
- This is a laundry room in the building.
- They had a a tough conversation with the CEO of Laundry Service that Friday.
- Yeah, they have drive through banking, drive through laundry, drive through, drive through everything.
- You know, I was at an unbelievable relationship with the laundry ladies.
- What's the name of them laundry service laundry That sounds like so sketchy laundry take out the laundry.
Examples
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The new refrigerator is in the laundry room, halfway out of its packing box.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then let me show you to the laundry room.
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Oh wow, this is the inside laundry room and half bath off the kitchen.
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Now over here, I'll show you guys the laundry room real quick.
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Really good size laundry room, nice closet, storage.
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This door will be to the new laundry and utility room upstairs.
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A guy who gets paid to do people's laundry.
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Jacob stops his truck in front of a laundry on West 46th Street.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now, Miss Pilant, how is the laundry handled at Thunder Bay Inn?
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The laundry is open seven days a week for washing and drying clothes.
Synonyms
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A person or shop that cleans clothes professionally, often using dry cleaning
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A place with washing machines and dryers where people wash and dry clothes
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A person or shop that cleans clothes with chemicals instead of water
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A shop that cleans clothes without using water
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A place with washing and drying machines you pay to use for your clothes
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A person or shop that washes and irons other people's clothes
A shop that cleans clothes for people, often by dry cleaning
A building where people do laundry, often used in the past
Idioms
- Informal
To talk about private, embarrassing things in front of other people
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Etymology
Laundry meaning a place or business for washing clothes comes from the old French lavanderie and Latin lavare 'to wash'. So a laundry is literally a 'washing place', which is why we use it for rooms, shops, or services that clean clothes.