laundry vs workplace

laundry and workplace both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
laundry	Yes	No	No	No
workplace	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, workplace is a hypernym of laundry; that is, workplace is a word with a broader meaning than laundry:

Other hypernyms of laundry include work.

laundry (noun)	workplace (noun)
workplace where clothes are washed and ironed	a place where work is done
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering