drycleans
Cleans without water
Drycleans is the third-person singular of drycleaning—cleaning clothes with chemical solvents rather than water.
The process handles fabrics that water would damage: The shop drycleans suits and wedding gowns.
Someone who drycleans for a living runs such an operation: My uncle drycleans out of a small storefront on Main Street.
Dissolving liquid or financially stable
- perchloroethyleneChlorinated cleaning solvent
- hydrocarbonAll-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
finishing · degreasing · steam · hanger · bagged · tagged · inspection · pre-treatment
Formal business clothing
- dressesOne-piece women's garments
- coatsOuter warmth garments
- blousesWomen's button-front tops
- trousersBifurcated lower-body garment
tuxedos · gowns · formalwear · woolens · silks · delicates · linens · drapery
Small open-bed truck
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- same-dayWithin twenty-four hours
- alterationsChanges made to something
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
mending · counter · receipt · turnaround · professional · storefront · express · seasonal
solvent
Dissolving liquid or financially stable
- perchloroethyleneChlorinated cleaning solvent
- hydrocarbonAll-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
pressing · finishing · degreasing · steam · hanger · bagged · tagged · inspection · pre-treatment · tumbling
suits
Formal business clothing
trousers · tuxedos · gowns · formalwear · woolens · silks · delicates · linens · drapery · curtains
pickup
Small open-bed truck
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- same-dayWithin twenty-four hours
- alterationsChanges made to something
tailoring · mending · counter · receipt · turnaround · professional · storefront · express · seasonal · bulk