IRONING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("ironing" is a kind of...):

work (activity directed toward making or doing something)

Derivation:

iron (press and smooth with a heated iron)

Meaning:

Garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed

Example:

there was a basketful of ironing to do

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ironing" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

household linen; white goods (drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ironing"):

flat wash; flatwork (ironing that can be done mechanically)

Derivation:

iron (press and smooth with a heated iron)

-ing form of the verb iron