WHITE GOODS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does white goods mean? 

• WHITE GOODS (noun)
  The noun WHITE GOODS has 2 senses:

1. large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel

2. drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth

  Familiarity information: WHITE GOODS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHITE GOODS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("white goods" is a kind of...):

home appliance; household appliance (an appliance that does a particular job in the home)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "white goods"):

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

household linen; white goods

Hypernyms ("white goods" is a kind of...):

drygoods; soft goods (textiles or clothing and related merchandise)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "white goods"):

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)