cleaners
Definition
Noun: 1. A shop or business establishment where clothes and fabrics are professionally cleaned using chemical solvents instead of water (dry cleaning). - Example: I need to pick up my suit from the cleaners.
Usage Notes
- The word "cleaners" in this sense is typically used with the definite article "the" (e.g., , ). It functions as a singular noun referring to the business location.
- It is a common, informal shortening of the term "dry cleaners."
Examples
- Noun:
- She dropped off her winter coat at the cleaners.
- Is there a good cleaners near your office?
Advanced Usage
- "to take someone to the cleaners": This is an idiomatic expression meaning to defeat someone decisively, especially in a way that causes them to lose a lot of money.
- Example: Their lawyer took the opposing party to the cleaners in the lawsuit.
Variants and Related Words
- Dry cleaner (noun): A person who owns or works in a dry-cleaning establishment. Can also refer to the shop itself.
- Example: The dry cleaner said the stain would come out.
- Dry cleaning (noun): The process or business of cleaning clothes with chemical solvents.
- Example: This sweater requires dry cleaning.
Synonyms
- Dry cleaners: Laundry (specifically for dry cleaning services), dry-cleaning establishment.
Related Phrases
- At the cleaners: Physically located at or being processed by the dry-cleaning shop.
- Example: My favorite dress is still at the cleaners.
Noun
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shop where dry cleaning is done
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