laundry
/ˈlɔːn.dɹi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.06 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In our family of five, we have to do the laundry every other day."
- "Old Faithful is sometimes degraded by being made a laundry. Garments placed in the crater during quiescence are ejected thoroughly washed when the eruption takes place."
- "You've left your dirty laundry all over the house."
- "Q. Did you use to do the washing around your house, too? / The Court: She did all the work of the house, I suppose. / Mr. Feltenstein: That's what I want to find out. / A. I gave the laundry to the laundry. / Q. What? / A. I gave the wash to the laundry."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *lewh₃-, lavendrie, lavanderie, lavandaria