The difference between Laundry and Washing
When used as nouns, laundry means a laundering, whereas washing means the action of the verb to wash.
check bellow for the other definitions of Laundry and Washing
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Laundry as a noun:
A laundering; a washing.
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Laundry as a noun:
A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
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Laundry as a noun:
That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.
Examples:
"You've left your dirty laundry all over the house."
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Washing as a noun (countable):
The action of the verb to wash
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Washing as a noun (uncountable, chiefly, British, NZ, Australia):
Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
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Washing as a noun (countable, often in the plural):
The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
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Washing as a noun:
The liquid used to wash an ore.
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Washing as a noun:
A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
Examples:
"the gold-washings, or silver-washings"
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Washing as a noun:
A thin covering or coat.
Examples:
"a washing of silver"
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Washing as a noun (stock exchange):
A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
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Washing as a noun (pottery):
The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
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Washing as a verb: