Washing, drying and ironing clothes - synonyms or
related words
Using the thesaurus
air
VERB
if you air clothes, sheets etc or they air, you put them in warm or moving air until they
are completely dry and smell clean
boil
VERB
to wash clothes in water that is boiling
come off
if something such as dirt or paint comes off something, it is removed by washing or rubbing
come out
to be removed from something such as clothing or cloth by washing or rubbing
dhobi
NOUN
INDIAN ENGLISH someone whose job is to wash clothes
drip-dry
VERB
to hang up clothes when they are wet so that you do not need to iron them, or to dry in this way
dry-clean
VERB
to clean clothes using chemicals rather than water
dry cleaners
NOUN
a shop where you take your clothes to be dry-cleaned
hang out
to hang wet clothes outside to dry
hang up
to hang a piece of clothing on something
iron
VERB
to push a heated iron across cloth or clothes to make them smooth
ironing
NOUN
the job of making clothes smooth with an iron
ironing
NOUN
clothes that must be made smooth with an iron
iron-on
ADJECTIVE
intended to be stuck to clothing using the heat from an iron
launder
VERB
FORMAL to wash and iron clothes
launderette
NOUN
a place where people go to wash clothes in machines that they pay to use
Laundromat
MAINLY AMERICAN a launderette
laundry
NOUN
dirty clothes that you are washing, or clean clothes that have just been washed
laundry
NOUN
a business that washes and irons clothes
load
NOUN
a quantity of clothes that you put in a washing machine
peg out
to fasten wet clothes on a line to dry
press
NOUN
an act of making clothes smooth with an iron
press
VERB
to make clothes smooth using a hot iron
put the rubbish out
to hang clothes outside to dry after you have washed them
spin
VERB
when a washing machine spins, it squeezes water out of the clothes by turning the drum round and
round quickly
wash out
if a substance washes out of cloth, it can be removed by washing
the wash
NOUN
clothes that are being washed, or the process of washing clothes
washable
ADJECTIVE
a liquid such as paint or ink that is washable can be removed from cloth when it is washed
washday
NOUN
OLD-FASHIONED the day of the week when you regularly wash your clothes
washing
NOUN
BRITISH clothes that need to be washed
washing day
NOUN
washday
waterproof
VERB
to make clothes or other things waterproof
the cleaners
a place where you can get clothes, curtains etc dry-cleaned (=cleaned with chemicals, not soap and
water)
People whose job is to clean - synonyms or related words
Using the thesaurus
chambermaid
NOUN
a woman whose job is to clean the bedrooms in a hotel
charwoman
NOUN
BRITISHOLD-FASHIONED a woman whose job is to clean a building, especially someone elses house
chimney sweep
NOUN
someone whose job is to clean the inside of chimneys
cleaner
NOUN
someone whose job is to clean the rooms in a building
cleaning lady
NOUN
a woman who works as a cleaner
deckhand
NOUN
someone who works on a ship doing jobs such as cleaning
domestic
NOUN
OLD-FASHIONED someone whose job is to cook and clean in a large house etc
home help
NOUN
BRITISH someone whose job is to cook or clean in the homes of people who are too old or ill to do it
themselves
housekeeper
NOUN
someone whose job is to clean someone elses house and sometimes cook their meals
housekeeper
NOUN
someone whose job is to clean the rooms in a hotel or to manage the staff who do this
housemaid
NOUN
OLD-FASHIONED a woman servant whose job is to keep someones house clean and tidy
maid
NOUN
a woman whose job is to clean rooms, serve meals, wash clothes etc in a house
maid
NOUN
a woman whose job is to clean rooms in a hotel
sweep
NOUN
INFORMAL a chimney sweep
valet
NOUN
BRITISH someone who works at a hotel whose job is to clean the guests clothes
window cleaner
NOUN
someone whose job is to clean windows
