ironing
/'aiəniɳ/
Definition
- Noun:
- The work or process of using a heated iron to smooth clothes or fabric: "Ironing" refers to the activity of removing wrinkles from washed textiles, typically using an appliance called an iron.
- Clothes or linens that need to be or have been ironed: "Ironing" can also refer to the items themselves—the pile of garments awaiting this task or those that have just been smoothed.
Usage Examples
- Noun (referring to the work):
- She does the ironing every Sunday evening.
- I find ironing to be a relaxing chore.
- Noun (referring to the items):
- There is a huge pile of ironing on the chair.
- He put away the clean ironing.
Advanced Usage
- "to do the ironing": to perform the task of smoothing clothes with an iron.
- My husband usually does the ironing while I cook dinner.
- "ironing board": (Note: This is a compound noun, listed separately as a variant) The folding table used for ironing clothes.
Variants and Related Words
- Iron (verb): To smooth clothes or fabric with a heated iron.
- You need to iron this shirt before wearing it.
- Ironed (adjective): Describing clothes that have been smoothed.
- He wore a neatly ironed suit.
- Unironed (adjective): Describing clothes that have not been smoothed and are wrinkled.
- A basket of unironed laundry sat in the corner.
Synonyms
- Pressing: The act of using an iron, often used in professional contexts like tailoring.
- The suit needed expert pressing.
Related Phrases
- A mountain/stack/pile of ironing: An idiom describing a very large amount of clothes to be ironed.
- After returning from vacation, I faced a mountain of ironing.
Noun
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the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles
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garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed
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there was a basketful of ironing to do
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