clothes

clothes
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ beautiful, elegant, fancy, fine, lovely, nice, pretty
▪ cheap, expensive
▪ new, old
▪ dry, wet
▪ clean, fresh
▪ dirty, filthy, soiled
▪ dishevelled/disheveled, ragged, ripped, shabby, tattered, torn
▪ crumpled, rumpled (esp. AmE), wrinkled
▪ skimpy, tight
▪ baggy, ill-fitting, loose
▪ designer, fashionable, trendy
▪ old-fashioned
▪ second-hand
▪ comfortable, sensible
▪ best, evening, formal, smart (esp. BrE)
▪

He wore his best clothes to the interview.

▪ casual, everyday, normal, ordinary, regular (AmE)
▪ outrageous, strange
▪ warm
▪ summer, winter
▪ outdoor
▪ baby, maternity, mourning, night, riding, school, sports, work, working
▪ outer
▪ civilian, plain
▪

an officer in plain clothes (= not in uniform)

… OF CLOTHES
▪ set, suit
▪

I'm going to take a set of clean clothes with me.

▪

a new suit of clothes for the baby

VERB + CLOTHES
▪ pull on, put (back) on
▪ remove, shed, strip off, take off, tear off
▪ change
▪

Aren't you going to change your clothes for the party?

▪ make, sew (esp. AmE)
▪ dry, fold, iron, mend (esp. BrE), put away, wash
▪ pack, unpack
▪ choose, pick out (esp. AmE)
▪ borrow
CLOTHES + NOUN
▪ shop (esp. BrE), store (AmE)
▪ designer
▪ dryer, washer (both AmE)
▪ hanger
▪ line (usually clothesline), peg (esp. BrE), pin (usually clothespin) (AmE)
▪ basket, hamper (AmE)
PREPOSITION
▪ in clothes
▪

She didn't recognize him in his everyday clothes.

PHRASES
▪ a change of clothes

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  • clothes — W2S2 [kləuðz, kləuz US klouðz, klouz] n [plural] [: Old English; Origin: clathas, plural of clath; CLOTH] the things that people wear to cover their body or keep warm ▪ I enjoy shopping for clothes and shoes. ▪ What sort of clothes was he wearing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • clothes — [ klouðz ] noun plural *** the things that you wear such as shirts, dresses, pants, 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: Why don t you… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • clothes — clothes, clothing, dress, attire, apparel, raiment are comparable when they denote a person s garments considered collectively. Clothes and clothing are general words which do not necessarily suggest a wearer or personal owner but sometimes a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Clothes — (kl[=o][th]z or kl[=o]z; 277), n. pl. [From {Cloth}.] 1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort. [1913 Webster] She . . . speaks well,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • clothes — clothes; clothes·horse; clothes·pin; clothes·pole; clothes·press; plain·clothes·man; …   English syllables

  • clothes — O.E. claðas cloths, clothes, originally pl. of clað cloth (see CLOTH (Cf. cloth)), which, in 19c. after the sense of article of clothing had faded from it, acquired a new plural form, cloths, to distinguish it from this word …   Etymology dictionary

  • clothes — [klōthz, klōz] pl.n. [ME < OE clathas, clothes, pl. of clath, CLOTH] 1. articles, usually of cloth, designed to cover, protect, or adorn the body; garments; attire 2. Now Rare BEDCLOTHES …   English World dictionary

  • clothes — / clothing [n] personal attire accouterment, apparel, array, caparison, civvies*, costume, covering, drag*, drapery, dress, duds*, ensemble, equipment, finery, frippery, frock, full feather*, garb, garments, gear, get up*, habiliment, habit, hand …   New thesaurus

  • clothes — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ items worn to cover the body. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • clothes — noun (plural) the things that people wear to cover their body or keep warm: I need some new clothes. | work/school clothes (=clothes suitable for work or school) USAGE NOTE: CLOTHES WORD CHOICE: clothes, clothing, piece/item of clothing, garment …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • clothes — 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

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