laundry basket
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Definition
- Noun:
- A container for holding dirty clothes before washing: A laundry basket is a receptacle, typically made of wicker, plastic, or fabric, used to collect and transport soiled laundry to a washing machine.
- A container for holding wet clothes after washing: It can also be used to carry damp, clean laundry from a washing machine to a clothesline or dryer.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Please put your dirty socks in the laundry basket.
- She carried the clean, wet sheets to the line in a large laundry basket.
Advanced Usage
- "To be left in the laundry basket": Used metaphorically to describe a task or issue that has been neglected or postponed.
- That project proposal has been left in the laundry basket for months.
Variants and Related Words
- Hamper: A synonym, often used interchangeably with "laundry basket," though a hamper sometimes has a lid.
- Clothes basket: A less common, direct synonym.
- Laundry bin: Another common term for the same item.
Synonyms
- Hamper: A large basket, often with a lid, for holding dirty laundry.
- Clothes basket: A simple term for a basket used for laundry.
Related Phrases
- Laundry day: The day designated for washing clothes.
- On laundry day, the basket is always full.
- To sort the laundry: To separate clothes by color or fabric type before washing.
- The first step is to empty the laundry basket and sort the clothes.
Noun
- a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried