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laundry
verbs
do 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.
adjectives
clean/dirty laundry
• a bag of dirty laundry
phrases
a bundle/pile of laundry
• a pile of laundry waiting to be put away
a load of laundry
(= an amount that fits in a washing machine )
• I do at least one or two loads of laundry every day.
laundry + NOUN
a laundry room
• There's a washing machine in the laundry room.
a laundry basket
• Pete put his dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
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noun ADJ. clean, dirty QUANT. bundle, pile There was a pile of clean laundry on her bed. VERB + LAUNDRY do The housekeeper cooks, does the laundry and cleans. LAUNDRY + NOUN bag, basket | service The hotel offers a free laundry service.
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