Synonyms & related words for clothesline

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of clothesline. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to clothesline

Explore words related to clothesline — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include clotheshorse, clothespins, ropes, laundry, dishtowel, clothesbasket, linens, turnbuckle. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does clothesline come from?

The word clothesline breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Latin origin: cloth-, from Old English clath (“cloth”); and -line, from Latin linea (“line, cord”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.