Laundry vs Washing - What's the difference?
laundry | washing |
A laundering; a washing.
A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.
(uncountable) The action of the verb to wash
(uncountable, chiefly, British, NZ) Clothing, bed linen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
* My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
(countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
* The washings have a higher concentration of metal
The liquid used to wash an ore.
A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
Washing is a synonym of laundry.
As nouns the difference between laundry and washing
is that laundry is a laundering; a washing while washing is the action of the verb to washAs a verb washing is
present participle of lang=en.laundry
English
(wikipedia laundry)Noun
(laundries)- You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.
Derived terms
* dirty laundry * laundry basket * laundry chute * laundryless * laundry list * laundry mark * laundryman * laundrymat * laundrywomanwashing
English
Noun
- the gold-washings''', or silver-'''washings