Associations to the word «Ironing»

Wiktionary

IRONING, verb. Present participle of iron
IRONING, noun. The act of pressing clothes with an iron.
IRONING, noun. Laundry that has been washed and is ready to be ironed.
IRONING, noun. Laundry that has recently been ironed.
IRONING BASKET, noun. A laundry basket for clean clothes.
IRONING BOARD, noun. A long board, often covered with fabric and having on legs that are usually collapsible, on which one can iron clothes.
IRONING BOARDS, noun. Plural of ironing board

Dictionary definition

IRONING, noun. Garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed; "there was a basketful of ironing to do".
IRONING, noun. The work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats