Phrase guide

laundry basket

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A container, often made of plastic, for holding and transporting clothing and household textiles, especially before and after being laundered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clothes hamper, clothes basket, voider

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hamper

History

Etymology

laundry + basket

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 洗衣籃 /洗衣篮 (xǐyīlán) — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 洗衣筐 (xǐyīkuāng) — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Dutch: wasmand — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Esperanto: lavotaĵujo — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Estonian: pesukorv — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Finnish: pyykkikori — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • German: Wäschekorb — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Irish: ciseán níocháin — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Luxembourgish: Wäschkuerf — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Luxembourgish: Maandel — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Māori: pūtē — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skittentøyskurv — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Polish: kosz m na bieliznę (brudną) — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Spanish: cesta — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Spanish: cesto — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Spanish: canasta — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Spanish: canasto — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Swedish: tvättkorg — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Turkish: kirli sepeti — container for holding and transporting clothing
  • Welsh: basged ddillad — container for holding and transporting clothing