ironing

English Thesaurus

1. the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles (noun.act)

hypernym	:	work,
definition	:	activity directed toward making or doing something (noun.act)

2. garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	garment,
definition	:	an article of clothing (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	household linen, white goods,
definition	:	drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	flat wash, flatwork,
definition	:	ironing that can be done mechanically (noun.artifact)

3. the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles (noun.act)

derivation	:	iron, iron out, press, iron, iron out, press,
definition	:	press and smooth with a heated iron (verb.contact)

derivation	:	iron, iron out, press, iron, iron out, press,
definition	:	press and smooth with a heated iron (verb.contact)