launder

Meanings

Plural: launders

Verb

cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
To lave; to wet.
To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
To obtain a pointer to an object created in storage occupied by an existing object of the same type, even if it has const or reference members.

Noun

A washerwoman or washerman.
A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for comminuting (sorting) the ore.
A trough or channel carrying water to the wheel of a watermill.
A gutter (for rainwater).

Origin / Etymology

Contracted from Middle English lavender, from Old French lavandiere, from Late Latin lavandera, from Latin lavō (“I wash”).

Synonyms

inlayer, launderer, laundress, wash, washerwoman

Scrabble Score: 8

launder is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
launder is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
launder is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

launder is a valid Words With Friends word