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pants
has definitions from the field of clothing
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[ noun ] (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
Synonyms Examples "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)I had squeezed the trigger of my own gun , and to my amazement , it had fired and kicked_back into my shoulder with the force of an angry mule ; and then I was adding my own voice to the crescendo of sound , hurling more vile language than I ever thought I knew , sobbing and shouting , and aware that if I had passed_water before , it was not enough , for my pants were soaking wet . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Hastening to the attic , the temperature of_which was easily hotter than the Gold_Coast , you proceeded to mask the windows with a fancy wool coverlet , some khaki pants , and the_like , and to ransack the innumerable boxes and barrels stored there . Related terms garment slacks short_pants stretch_pants cords breeches Bermuda_shorts chinos pedal_pusher jean pajamas bellbottom_trousers salwar long_trousers sweat_pants pantaloon flannel churidars pyjama jodhpur jodphur pajama trews trouser pant_leg trouser_cuff seat slide_fastener lap hip_pocket plural |
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[ noun ] (usually in the plural) underpants worn by women
Examples "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing" Related terms |
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