Illustrated Laundry Vocabulary

Twenty common words used to describe items at the laundry. You can download this image as an A4/A3 wall poster from our free ESL posters page.

Vocabulary in context

• bleach: Using bleach makes your white clothes whiter.
• bucket: Sam filled the bucket with cold water.
• cabinet, wall cabinet, cupboard: There is a wooden cupboard above the washing machine.
• clothes rack: I hung my wet clothes on the clothes rack.
• clothespeg (UK): I use clothespegs to hang my shirts on the line outside.
• clothespin (US): I use clothespins to hang my shirts on the line outside.
• clothesrack: I hung my wet clothes on the clothesrack.
• detergent: I poured some detergent into the washing machine.
• dry clothing: There was wet clothing hanging on the clothesrack.
• dryer: After taking my clothes out of the washing machine, I put them in the dryer.
• fabric softener: Using fabric softener makes your clothes nice and soft.
• hanger: There are lots of hangers in my wardrobe.
• iron: I used the iron to press my shirt.
• ironing board: Florence put the t-shirt on the ironing board and started to iron.
• laundry basket: The laundry basket was full of dirty clothes.
• laundry net: A laundry net protects your delicate clothing while it’s in the washing machine.
• scrub brush: I tried to remove the mark on my shirt by scrubbing it with a scrub brush.
• shelf: There is a cactus plant on the shelf in the laundry room.
• soap: I poured some detergent into the washing machine.
• spray starch: Before ironing my shirts, I sprayed them with spray starch.
• tap: Nick turned on the tap and filled his bucket with water.
• washing machine: We could see the clothes turning inside the washing machine.
• wet clothing: I hung the wet clothing up to dry.