Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laundry basket

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: laun-dry bas-ket
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A container, often made of plastic, for holding and transporting clothing and household textiles, especially before and after being laundered.

Example Sentences

"Fortunately, Frank had devised a cool way of getting down the seemingly endless staircase. He’d found an old laundry basket, and with felt-tip pens had painted it with the colours of Queenie – red, white and blue. All he had to do was sit at the top of the staircase, and then let gravity take its course."

Etymology

laundry + basket

Inflected Forms

laundry baskets (plural)

Synonyms

clothes hamper clothes basket voider

Questions

What does laundry basket mean?: A container, often made of plastic, for holding and transporting clothing and household textiles, especially before and after being laundered.
Where does laundry basket come from?: laundry + basket

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