ironing
Heated fabric smoothing
Ironing is the act of pressing clothes or fabric with a heated iron to remove wrinkles.
The word also refers to items waiting to be ironed or just ironed: I have a pile of ironing to do, She folded the ironing.
An ironing board is the padded surface used for the task.
Flat rigid panel
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
- linenFlax-derived textile
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- garmentArticle of clothing
shirt · blouse · pants · dress · fabric · steam · collar · cuffs
Apply force downward
- flatLacking vertical variation
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- straightenMake linear or orderly
crease · steam · temperature · setting · stroke · spray · damp · hang
Flat rigid panel
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- flatironHeated garment presser
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
- cordFlexible twisted strand
cordless · steamer · mangle · thermostat · soleplate
board
Flat rigid panel
garment · shirt · blouse · pants · dress · fabric · steam · collar · cuffs · crease
press
Apply force downward
- flatLacking vertical variation
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
straighten · crease · steam · temperature · setting · stroke · spray · damp · hang · fold
board
Flat rigid panel
wash
Clean using liquid
hang · fresh · clean · crisp · professional · service · pickup · delivery · shirts · uniforms
housework
Domestic cleaning duties
routine · chores · weekly · tedious · basket · pile · backlog · Sunday · duties · household
- laundrywashing machine, wash, dryer, clothes dryer, fold
- daily activitiescooking, cleaning, eating, sleeping, bathing
- houseworkdishes, sweeping, mopping, dusting, dishwashing
- Domestic Lifehousework, cleaning, laundry, sewing, childcare
- life skillsreading, writing, cooking, cleaning, laundry
- drudgerychores, housework, grunt work, busywork, drudgery
- ironing boardPadded surface for pressing fabric
- flat ironingHeat-styling hair smooth