laundrylaun‧dry /ˈlɔːndri $ ˈlɒːn-/ ●●● S3 noun (plural laundries) 
She did the laundry (=washed the clothes etc) and hung it out to dry. Ben was folding laundry.clean/dirty laundry a pile of dirty laundry2[countable] a place or business where clothes etc are washed and ironed → air/wash your dirty laundry at dirty1(7)COLLOCATIONSverbsdo the laundry (=wash and dry dirty clothes)· I cleaned the kitchen and did some laundry.fold the laundry (=fold clothes after they have been washed and dried)· He was folding the laundry and watching TV.hang out/up the laundry (=put the laundry outside on a line to dry)· My mother was hanging out the laundry in the sun.adjectivesclean/dirty laundry· a bag of dirty laundryphrasesa bundle/pile of laundry· a pile of laundry waiting to be put awaya load of laundry (=an amount that fits in a washing machine)· I do at least one or two loads of laundry every day.laundry + NOUNa laundry room· There's a washing machine in the laundry room.a laundry basket· Pete put his dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a basket of laundry
Longman Language Activatorto wash clothes
to wash clothes, especially in a washing machine: · Could you wash this shirt for me?· I seem to spend all my time washing and ironing these days.· You ought to wash that sweater by hand.
to clean clothes by using special chemicals instead of soap and water: · Don't put that dress in the washing machine - the label says it should be dry-cleaned.
British /do the laundry American to wash clothes that need to be washed: · Did you do the laundry this morning?· I had to go to the laundromat to do the washing.
to wash clothes by hand, not in a washing machine: · I usually hand wash the socks and underwear, and put the rest in the machine.· Delicate garments and woollens should be handwashed.
clothes that are in the wash are being washed or are waiting to be washed: · "Where's my yellow blouse?" "It's in the wash."· You'll have to wear these - your other pants are in the wash.
also washing British clothes that need to be washed, are being washed, or have just been washed: · a basket of laundry· There was dirty washing all over the floor.
able to be washed in water without being spoiled: · Let's have a look at the label on those trousers. Are they washable?· I always buy cotton clothes that are easily washable.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs She circled the bedroom, picking up dirty clothes. I’ve already done three loads of laundry this morning.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1[uncountable] clothes, sheets etc that need to be washed or have just been washed: (=wash and dry dirty clothes)· I cleaned the kitchen and did some laundry.
(=fold clothes after they have been washed and dried)· He was folding the laundry and watching TV.
(=put the laundry outside on a line to dry)· My mother was hanging out the laundry in the sun.
adjectives· a bag of dirty laundry
phrases· a pile of laundry waiting to be put away
(=an amount that fits in a washing machine)· I do at least one or two loads of laundry every day.
laundry + NOUN· There's a washing machine in the laundry room.
· Pete put his dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=for dirty clothes)· Will you please put your socks in the laundry basket?
She circled the bedroom, picking up dirty clothes. (also do the washing British English) (=wash dirty clothes)· Ellie was doing the washing.
I’ve already done three loads of laundry this morning.· Did you get your clean laundry?· Edna sent her love and some clean laundry.
NOUN· The teenager won't put her soiled clothing in the laundry basket as requested; they don't get washed.· But her daughter lined a huge laundry basket for the infant, and wherever she went, the basket went with her.· She wore a swirling dress with something bright wrapped round the waist, and she carried a laundry basket.· There were flowers on the table but no pants in the laundry basket.· Iachimo had fallen into a laundry basket.· A young porter stood in the corridor, a large laundry basket by his side.· Between them and Geoffrey was the little stool Geoffrey had been sitting on while his computer sat on top of an upturned laundry basket.
· Bed spaces will be provided for 365 students along with creche and laundry facilities.· Most campgrounds have laundry facilities and coin-operated showers.· Each resort has laundry facilities and a shop.· No cooking or laundry facilities were provided and no meals except breakfast.
· For all but medieval historians and historians of laundry lists, this has to be accepted as a fact of life.· They had laundry lists of rules they found to be bothersome, irrational or duplicative.· Offering a laundry list of accomplishments is not good enough.· We also came up with a laundry list of key issues that had always been there but never put on the table.· The cast, too, reads like a laundry list of Hollywood's finest.· Sermonic and folksy in delivery, Reno did not detail a laundry list of new programs.
· Others perform duties in the kitchens, the infirmary or the laundry rooms.· Her office was in her laundry room.· She had never had an aupair girl or a laundry room herself.· The room is accessible only from a basement laundry room.· Mrs Morton worked in the laundry room of a local hospital and had to alternate shifts.· A week later I was giving Janir a bath in the raised tub in the laundry room.· The equipment manager collects their sweaty uniforms, hauls them down to the hotel laundry room and washes them.· Instead of poring over social studies, Jake took a pair of weights off a laundry room shelf.
· Weekly maid and household laundry service included.· She said she could start a golf tour laundry service.· Some enterprising yards install big washing machines and then offer a horse laundry service, usually charging about £5 per rug.· Social workers can help with benefits, housing, provisions of laundry services, and plastic covers for mattresses.
VERB· He did a load of laundry, ran a mop across the kitchen floor.· She did the laundry and hung it out to dry in the back yard; she cooked the meals.· We did our laundry with sewer water from a ditch that came out of a public bathhouse.· On weekends I cleaned the building, did the family laundry, cooked, and wrote my columns.· Can cook, sew, she loves to do laundry.· There has to be time for you to sleep, to eat, to do your laundry, and so on.
· On the third day, I am strong enough to wash and do my laundry.
She did the laundry (=washed the clothes etc) and hung it out to dry. Ben was folding laundry.clean/dirty laundry a pile of dirty laundry2[countable] a place or business where clothes etc are washed and ironed → air/wash your dirty laundry at dirty1(7)COLLOCATIONSverbsdo the laundry (=wash and dry dirty clothes)· I cleaned the kitchen and did some laundry.fold the laundry (=fold clothes after they have been washed and dried)· He was folding the laundry and watching TV.hang out/up the laundry (=put the laundry outside on a line to dry)· My mother was hanging out the laundry in the sun.adjectivesclean/dirty laundry· a bag of dirty laundryphrasesa bundle/pile of laundry· a pile of laundry waiting to be put awaya load of laundry (=an amount that fits in a washing machine)· I do at least one or two loads of laundry every day.laundry + NOUNa laundry room· There's a washing machine in the laundry room.a laundry basket· Pete put his dirty clothes in the laundry basket.