laundryEnglishOxford American Thesauruslaundry noun 1 a big pile of laundry: dirty washing, washing, wash, dirty clothes, clothes to be cleaned; British, dated bagwash. 2 communal accommodations include a kitchen, a laundry, and two bathrooms: washroom, laundry room, launderette, dry cleaner's, public wash house, Chinese laundry; North American, trademark laundromat.