Phrase Hound found 41 phrases and 12 compound words that contain laundry. The most common are listed below. Open laundry in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 41
- laundry roomA room in a house where the washing machine and clothes dryer are located.
- laundry listOriginally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.
- dirty laundryUnflattering or embarrassing facts, or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which someone else may use as blackmail.
- laundry basketA container, often made of plastic, for holding and transporting clothing and household textiles, especially before and after being laundered.
- laundry soapA type of soap, sometimes bar soap but often powdered, intended for use in washing machines.
- laundry markAn identifying marking, usually in coded form and handwritten in indelible ink on an inconspicuous area of a garment, widely used until the mid-20th century as an organizing aid by merchants who cleaned and pressed clothing.
- laundry ballA ball-shaped object used to clean clothes by mechanical action in a washing machine, as a substitute for laundry detergent.
- laundry eggAn egg-shaped object used to clean clothes, using mineral pellets, as a substitute for laundry detergent.
- coin laundrySynonym of laundromat, launderette (“self-service laundry”); regardless of whether it uses coins or not.
- laundry blueA bluing (an agent used in laundering).
- laundry daySynonym of washday (“a day when laundry is washed”)
- laundry matEggcorn of laundromat.
- laundry chuteA vertical shaft in a building down which dirty clothes and linens can be dropped, to land in a laundry area on a lower floor.
- laundry tabOn certain cloth diapers, a tab (usually made from Velcro itself) to which the Velcro straps of the diaper can be sticked (attached) during washing to prevent damaging the straps or hooking onto other pieces of clothing in the washing …
- laundry sourA chemical used on clothing to lower the pH of any water it absorbed.
- coin-op laundrySynonym of coin laundry: Synonym of laundromat, launderette (“self-service laundry”); regardless of whether it uses coins or not.
- coin-operated laundrySynonym of coin laundry: Synonym of laundromat, launderette (“self-service laundry”); regardless of whether it uses coins or not.
- Magdalene laundryA religious facility in which prostitutes and unmarried mothers were kept, usually against their will, as a source of forced labour to launder clothes.
- laundry lineA clothesline
- air one's dirty laundry in publicTo reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.
- European laundryA compact style of laundry consisting of basic appliances within a cupboard or small alcove, as opposed to a separate room.
- laundry basketsplural of laundry basket: A container, often made of plastic, for holding and transporting clothing and household textiles, especially before and after being laundered.
- laundry daysplural of laundry day: Synonym of washday (“a day when laundry is washed”)
- laundry eggsplural of laundry egg: An egg-shaped object used to clean clothes, using mineral pellets, as a substitute for laundry detergent.
- laundry listsplural of laundry list: Originally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.
Compound words 12
- laundrylessWithout laundry.
- laundrymaidA maid responsible for laundry.
- laundryownerThe owner of a laundry.
- nonlaundryNot of or pertaining to laundry.
- laundrymanA man who is in the business of laundering.
- laundrymaidsplural of laundrymaid: A maid responsible for laundry.
- laundrymatEggcorn of laundromat.
- laundrymatsplural of laundrymat: Eggcorn of laundromat.
- laundrymenplural of laundryman: A man who is in the business of laundering.
- laundryownersplural of laundryowner: The owner of a laundry.