Definition of LAUNDRY

laundry

Meanings

Plural: laundries

Noun

  • garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
  • workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
  • A laundering; a washing.
  • A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
  • That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.
  • A penalty flag.
  • A business whose primary purpose is to conceal the origins of money received illegally.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder.

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

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