laundry
/ˈlɔːndri/noun
उच्चारण लॉन्ड्री
धुलाई के कपड़े
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[U]
clothes, sheets that need washing, that are being washed, or that have been washed recently
धुलाई के कपड़े
- a pile of laundry
- She folded the clean laundry and put it away.
- Mother hung the laundry on the terrace to dry.
+ 2 more examples
- I do my laundry every Sunday morning.
- A basket of dirty laundry stood in the corner.
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[C]
a business or a place where you send sheets, clothes to be washed
धोबीघाट, लॉन्ड्री
- The hotel has its own laundry.
- The hostel sends its bedsheets to a nearby laundry.
- The shirts came back from the laundry beautifully pressed.
+ 2 more examples
- There is a small laundry next to the bus stand.
- The hotel laundry was closed for Diwali.
Synonyms laundrette dry cleaner's washhouse dhobi ghat
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
do the laundry
The verb that goes with laundry is do; you do the laundry, you do not make it.
Laundry के साथ सही क्रिया 'do' है; आप laundry 'do' करते हैं, 'make' नहीं।
- I do the laundry every Sunday.
- Radhika did the laundry before leaving for college.
laundry (uncountable) = clothes to be washed
For clothes that need washing, laundry is uncountable and takes a singular verb and no plural s.
धुलने वाले कपड़ों के अर्थ में 'laundry' अगणनीय है और इसके साथ एकवचन verb आती है तथा बहुवचन s नहीं लगता।
- The laundry is drying on the terrace.
- There is a lot of laundry to fold.
a laundry (countable) = a business
When it means a place or a business that washes clothes, laundry is countable, and the plural is laundries.
जब यह कपड़े धोने के स्थान या व्यवसाय का अर्थ दे, तब 'laundry' गणनीय है और उसका बहुवचन 'laundries' है।
- The hostel sends its sheets to a laundry nearby.
- There are three laundries on this road.
laundry + noun
As a modifier, laundry appears in laundry basket, laundry service, laundry bag and laundry room.
Modifier के रूप में 'laundry' laundry basket, laundry service, laundry bag और laundry room में आता है।
- Put your dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
+Collocations 4
verb + laundry
dowashfoldironhang out
- She hung out the laundry in the morning sun.
adjective + laundry
dirtycleanwetfresha pile of
- A pile of dirty laundry waited near the door.
laundry + noun
basketbagservicedetergentroom
- The hotel offers a same-day laundry service.
laundry + preposition
at the laundryin the laundryto the laundryfor the laundry
- He took his shirts to the laundry on Monday.
“More examples 5
- Mother takes the laundry off the line before it rains.
माँ बारिश से पहले रस्सी से धुले कपड़े उतार लेती हैं।
- The hostel has a laundry on the ground floor.
छात्रावास में भूतल पर कपड़े धोने की जगह है।
- Radhika folded the clean laundry and put it in the cupboard.
राधिका ने साफ़ धुले कपड़े तह करके अलमारी में रख दिए।
- During the monsoon, the laundry takes two days to dry.
बरसात में धुले कपड़ों को सूखने में दो दिन लगते हैं।
- The dhobi collects the laundry from each house every morning.
धोबी हर सुबह हर घर से धुलाई के कपड़े इकट्ठा करता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She made the laundry on Sunday.
✓ She did the laundry on Sunday.
The verb with laundry is do, not make.
Laundry के साथ क्रिया 'do' आती है, 'make' नहीं।
✗ I have many laundries to wash.
✓ I have a lot of laundry to wash.
For clothes, laundry is uncountable, so many and the plural are wrong.
कपड़ों के अर्थ में 'laundry' अगणनीय है, इसलिए 'many' और बहुवचन गलत हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all concern cleaning clothes, but the method and the thing named differ.
ये सभी शब्द कपड़ों की सफ़ाई से जुड़े हैं, पर तरीका और नामित वस्तु अलग-अलग हैं।
The clothes that are to be washed or have been washed, or the place that washes them.
धुलने वाले या धुले हुए कपड़े, या उन्हें धोने वाला स्थान।
- The laundry is on the line.
The act of washing, or clothes washed at home; very common in British English.
धोने की क्रिया, या घर पर धुले कपड़े; ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में बहुत आम।
- Mother hung out the washing.
Cleaning of clothes with chemicals instead of water.
पानी के बजाय रसायनों से कपड़े साफ़ करना।
- The suit needs dry-cleaning.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
laun·dry
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Do the laundry (wash clothes), money laundering (hiding the illegal origin of money by moving it through legal businesses or banks).
Collocations: do the laundry (कपड़े धोना), money laundering (अवैध धन का स्रोत छिपाने के लिए उसे वैध व्यवसायों या बैंकों से घुमाना, धन-शोधन)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 is enforced by the Enforcement Directorate (ED); Dhobi Ghat in Mumbai is one of the world's largest open-air laundries.
धन-शोधन निवारण अधिनियम (PMLA), 2002 प्रवर्तन निदेशालय (ED) लागू करता है; मुंबई का धोबी घाट दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी खुली लॉन्ड्री में से एक है।