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laundry 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˌlôndrē/,/ˈlän-/,
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laundries, plural;
  1. Clothes and linens that need to be washed or that have been newly washed
    • - piles of dirty laundry
  2. The action or process of washing such items
    • - I talked her into letting me help Ben with the rest of the laundry
  3. A room in a house, hotel, or institution where clothes and linens can be washed and ironed

  4. A business that washes and irons clothes and linens commercially


  1. garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
  2. workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
  3. Laundry is a noun that refers to the act of washing clothing and linens, the place where that washing is done, and/or that which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.
  4. To dream of laundering clothes, denotes struggles, but a final victory in winning fortune. If the clothes are done satisfactorily, then your endeavors will bring complete happiness. If they come out the reverse, your fortune will fail to procure pleasure. ...
  5. The manipulation of money obtained in a wrongful manner, for example theft, so as to seem to have originated from a lawful source. An example is to pay the unlawful money into an overseas bank and subsequently transfer back to the country of origin.
  6. A manufacturing company that takes unwashed jeans, and processes them. This processing includes washing, stone washing, sandblasting, and garment dyeing. ...
  7. You will be provided with laundry facilities. You will be responsible for your own washing and ironing, though sometimes your homestay family may offer to do it for you.
  8. (washing clothing and linens) lavi la tolaĵojn, lavado de la tolaĵoj
  9. Davidson’s free-of-charge laundry service, open to students year round. They return clothes to you folded neatly and wrapped in brown paper, or ironed on a hanger. You can drop off dirty clothes as frequently or infrequently as you want.
  10. An out-building where newly washed clothes were processed, for example mangled, folded, pressed, ironed, starched etc. (See also Wash-house, Lavatory, Privy, Water Closet.)
  11. Each apartment has its own washing machine and clothes horse. There is also a shared washing line available.
  12. On the ground floor, there is a laundry room with two washing machines and a tumble drier for the use of clients.
  13. A laundry is a room used to wash, dry and iron clothes, usually containing a sink, taps and cupboards.
  14. My least favorite chore, but nothing smells better than clean laundry- except maybe a clean baby.
  15. Cleaning up your act; changing your attitude / Publicly airing personal problems or mistakes; having the dirt on someone; not acting above board
  16. Most buildings have a separate room with washing machines and dryers on a particular floor. It is a luxury to have one on every floor.
  17. If you dream of doing your own laundry, a person that you have made a strong impression own will come to your aid at work, and you will receive a boost in income through this persons help. If you dream of being in a laundry you can expect to attend a party in the near future. ...
  18. cleaning goods, mops, brooms, buckets, washing baskets, pegs
  19. Place where unwashed denim is taken to be processed, most often sandblasted, washed, dyed etc.