white goods

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: white goods

1	n	large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel
2	n	drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: white goods

Types:: show 11 types...; hide 11 types...; clothes drier, clothes dryer
a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing; dish washer, dishwasher, dishwashing machine
a machine for washing dishes; electric range
a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power; icebox, refrigerator
white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures; automatic washer, washer, washing machine
a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically; cooler, ice chest
a refrigerator for cooling liquids; electric refrigerator, fridge
a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor; mangle
clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers; spin drier, spin dryer
a clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into it; tumble drier, tumble-dryer
a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air; wringer
a clothes dryer consisting of two rollers between which the wet clothes are squeezed

Type of:: home appliance, household appliance
an appliance that does a particular job in the home

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; ironing
garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed; laundry, wash, washables, washing
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering; linen
white goods or clothing made with linen cloth; bath linen
linens for use in the bathroom; bed linen
linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases); doily, doyley, doyly
a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl; flat wash, flatwork
ironing that can be done mechanically; napery, table linen
linens for the dining table

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