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IRONING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb iron
