dry cleaner
Chemical garment service
A dry cleaner is a business that cleans clothes using chemical solvents rather than water, or a person who operates such a business.
The term refers to the establishment more often than the person: I need to pick up my suit from the dry cleaner.
Despite the name, the process isn't actually dry—it uses liquid solvents that evaporate quickly and don't damage delicate fabrics the way water might.
Chlorinated cleaning solvent
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- steamingReleasing hot vapor
- ironingSmoothing cloth with heat
spotting · starch · finishing · bagging · tagging · inspection · pretreating · tumbling
Formal business clothing
- dressesOne-piece women's garments
- coatsOuter warmth garments
- tuxedosFormal evening suits
- gownsElegant full-length dresses
blazers · slacks · blouses · shirts · jackets · uniforms · sweaters · ties
Licensed business operation
- clienteleCollective body of customers
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
- counterFlat service surface
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
pickup · dropoff · turnaround · pricing · services · hours · location · chain
perchloroethylene
Chlorinated cleaning solvent
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- steamingReleasing hot vapor
ironing · spotting · starch · finishing · bagging · tagging · inspection · pretreating · tumbling · extraction
suits
Formal business clothing
gowns · blazers · slacks · blouses · shirts · jackets · uniforms · sweaters · ties · scarves
franchise
Licensed business operation
- clienteleCollective body of customers
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
- counterFlat service surface
receipt · pickup · dropoff · turnaround · pricing · services · hours · location · chain · owner
crisp
Firm and breakable
renewed · deodorized · refreshed · clean · neat · wrinkle-free · restored · bright · scented · sanitized
grease
Thick oily lubricant
blood · oil · grass · sweat · lipstick · makeup · food · rust · mildew · perspiration
- businessesbusiness, company, bank, bakery, enterprise
- dry cleaninghanger, pressing, perchloroethylene, stain removal, steaming
- small businessesbakery, restaurant, salon, boutique, florist
- strip mallnail salon, pizza shop, dollar store, liquor store, donut shop
- Cleaning Roomslaundry room, janitor closet, scullery, sanitizing station, scrub room
- laundrywashing machine, wash, dryer, clothes dryer, fold
dry cleanerlaundromat
Self-service clothes-washing business
laundry service · washing machine · hand washing · steam cleaning
cleaning, cleaner, dryness, cleaned, drying, drier, cleans, cleaners, driest