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

  1. Laundry as a noun:

    A laundering; a washing.

  2. Laundry as a noun:

    A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.

  3. 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."

  1. Washing as a noun (countable):

    The action of the verb to wash

  2. 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.

  3. Washing as a noun (countable, often in the plural):

    The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed

  4. Washing as a noun:

    The liquid used to wash an ore.

  5. 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"

  6. Washing as a noun:

    A thin covering or coat.

    Examples:

    "a washing of silver"

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  1. Washing as a verb:

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