Clothes

  • 11clothes — n. 1) to change; put on; take off; wear clothes 2) to launder, wash clothes 3) night; summer; swaddling; winter clothes 4) new; old clothes 5) civilian clothes 6) in clothes (the soldier was in civilian clothes) * * * [kləʊ(ð)z] old clothes put… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12clothes */*/*/ — UK [kləʊðz] / US [kloʊðz] noun [plural] 1) a) the things that you wear such as shirts, dresses, trousers etc a pile of dirty clothes Carmen wears the most beautiful clothes. put on clothes: I m going to put on some clean clothes. take off clothes …

    English dictionary

  • 13clothes — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, elegant, fancy, fine, lovely, nice, pretty ▪ cheap, expensive ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 14clothes — n.pl. 1 garments worn to cover the body and limbs. 2 bedclothes. Phrases and idioms: clothes horse 1 a frame for airing washed clothes. 2 colloq. an affectedly fashionable person. clothes line a rope or wire etc. on which washed clothes are hung… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 15clothes*/*/*/ — [kləʊðz] noun [plural] shirts, dresses, trousers, and other things that you wear a pile of dirty clothes[/ex] a clothes shop[/ex] I m going to put on some clean clothes.[/ex] Why don t you take those wet clothes off?[/ex] • ■ Clothes is a general …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 16clothes —    Many beliefs focus on new clothes, and there are several times when it was good to wear them for the first time. One was *New Year, on the principle that whatever you did on that day would affect the rest of the year, while others swore by… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 17clothes — According to the biblical view, clothes reveal the essential nature of a person, as with John the Baptist (Matt. 3:4); but disguise is deceit (Matt. 7:15). The clothes of Jesus revealed the nature of his mission, when at the Transfiguration… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 18clothes — [[t]klo͟ʊðz[/t]] ♦♦ N PLURAL Clothes are the things that people wear, such as shirts, coats, trousers, and dresses. → See also plain clothes Moira walked upstairs to change her clothes... He dressed quickly in casual clothes …

    English dictionary

  • 19clothes — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clothing, apparel, wearing apparel, garments, attire, raiment, dress, garb, wear, vestments, array, habiliments, casual wear, informal wear, evening dress, evening clothes, work clothes, tout ensemble (French), suit of… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 20clothes —   Lole, a ahu, kapa komo, lole komo; ālaulau (rare).    ♦ Old clothes, lole kahiko, āne ene e.    ♦ Suit of clothes, pa a, pa a lole.    ♦ Ready made clothes, lole i pa a mua …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary