Thesaurus / launder
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
The waste steam puffed through a launder into the feed-cistern.
LIFE OF RICHARD TREVITHICK, VOLUME II (OF 2)FRANCIS TREVITHICK
Also he had towels for his own personal use and those he managed to launder, somehow.
THE CINDER PONDCARROLL WATSON RANKIN
For the mornings there must be several crisp, demure little frocks that are easy to launder.
BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, VOLUME 2LILLIAN EICHLER WATSON
In selecting the pieces of cretonne to be used, it is essential to employ only those that will launder well.
NEEDLEWORK ECONOMIESVARIOUS
Laundress is formed by adding -ess to launder or laundre, the contracted form of lavender as here used.
CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 3 (OF 7)GEOFFREY CHAUCER
Only housewives who had come to launder small bundles of family linen were hurrying to finish.
L'ASSOMMOIREMILE ZOLA
Launder, in his Voyage to India, p. 81, saw one erected in a tank of water.
THE ROUND TOWERS OF IRELANDHENRY O'BRIEN
Thinking that she would surprise me, little Daisy decided to launder the piece herself.
THE LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY: NEEDLECRAFTEFFIE ARCHER ARCHER
Put the piece to launder in warm water and rub it with a pure soap, such as castile.
THE LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY: NEEDLECRAFTEFFIE ARCHER ARCHER
Launder, that washes the children of the privy chamber, 75, 112.
THE PRIVY PURSE EXPENSES OF KING HENRY VIII FROM NOVEMBER MDXXIX, TO DECEMBER MDXXXIINICHOLAS HARRIS NICOLAS
WORDS RELATED TO LAUNDER
- aid
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- amend
- assuage
- attend
- change
- clean up
- clean up one's act
- control
- correct
- debug
- doctor
- ease
- fiddle with
- fix up
- go over
- heal
- help
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- make up for
- mitigate
- palliate
- pick up
- put right
- recalibrate
- rectify
- redress
- reform
- relieve
- renew
- repair
- restore
- revise
- right
- scrub
- set right
- set to rights
- shape up
- solve
- soothe
- square
- square up
- straighten out
- treat
- upgrade
- aid
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- amend
- assuage
- attend
- change
- clean up
- clean up one's act
- control
- correct
- debug
- doctor
- ease
- fiddle with
- fix up
- go over
- heal
- help
- launder
- make up for
- mitigate
- palliate
- pick up
- put right
- recalibrate
- rectify
- redress
- reform
- relieve
- renew
- repair
- restore
- revise
- right
- scrub
- set right
- set to rights
- shape up
- solve
- soothe
- square
- square up
- straighten out
- treat
- upgrade
- aid
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- amend
- assuage
- attend
- change
- clean up
- clean up one's act
- control
- correct
- debug
- doctor
- ease
- fiddle with
- fix up
- go over
- heal
- help
- launder
- make up for
- mitigate
- palliate
- pick up
- put right
- recalibrate
- rectify
- redress
- reform
- relieve
- renew
- repair
- restore
- revise
- right
- scrub
- set right
- set to rights
- shape up
- solve
- soothe
- square
- square up
- straighten out
- treat
- upgrade
- aid
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- amend
- assuage
- attend
- change
- clean up
- clean up one's act
- control
- correct
- debug
- doctor
- ease
- fiddle with
- fix up
- go over
- heal
- help
- launder
- make up for
- mitigate
- palliate
- pick up
- put right
- recalibrate
- rectify
- redress
- reform
- relieve
- renew
- repair
- restore
- revise
- right
- scrub
- set right
- set to rights
- shape up
- solve
- soothe
- square
- square up
- straighten out
- treat
- upgrade
- alter
- amend
- blue-pencil
- change
- clean up
- compare
- cut
- debug
- develop
- emend
- go over
- improve
- launder
- look over
- modify
- overhaul
- perfect
- polish
- recalibrate
- recast
- reconsider
- redo
- redraft
- redraw
- reexamine
- rehash
- reorganize
- restyle
- revamp
- review
- rework
- rewrite
- run through
- scan
- scrub
- scrutinize
- study
- tighten
- update
- upgrade
- adjust
- amend
- balance
- clean up
- compensate for
- debug
- dial back
- do justice
- doctor
- emend
- fiddle with
- fix up
- go straight
- launder
- make up for
- mend
- overhaul
- patch
- pick up
- put in place
- put right
- recalibrate
- recompense
- recondition
- reconstruct
- rectify
- redress
- repair
- restore
- reward
- scrub
- set straight
- set upright
- settle
- shape up
- sort out
- square
- straighten
- straighten out
- turn around
- vindicate
- adjust
- amend
- balance
- clean up
- compensate for
- debug
- dial back
- do justice
- doctor
- emend
- fiddle with
- fix up
- go straight
- launder
- make up for
- mend
- overhaul
- patch
- pick up
- put in place
- put right
- recalibrate
- recompense
- recondition
- reconstruct
- rectify
- redress
- repair
- restore
- reward
- scrub
- set straight
- set upright
- settle
- shape up
- sort out
- square
- straighten
- straighten out
- turn around
- vindicate
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