cleaners

Thân thiện

The woman picks up her coat from the 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. shop where dry cleaning is done

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dry cleaners