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CLOTHES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clothing in general
Example:
fastidious about his dress
Synonyms:
apparel; clothes; dress; wearing apparel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("clothes" is a kind of...):
article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clothes"):
workwear (heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work)
Domain usage:
plural (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb clothe
Context examples:
Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) Shopping alone for clothes, household necessities, or groceries.
(FAQ - Shop Alone, NCI Thesaurus)
It was I. I found that I had my man, so I came home and changed my clothes.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
To lower your risk when traveling in dengue-prone countries: • Wear insect repellent with DEET • Wear clothes that cover your arms, legs and feet • Close unscreened doors and windows
(Dengue, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
He planned to buy some more clothes, to subscribe to many magazines, and to buy dozens of reference books that at present he was compelled to go to the library to consult.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
A question about whether an individual is or was careful to buy clothes that make them look good.
(Careful to Buy Clothes that Make Me Look Good, NCI Thesaurus)
His clothes, his watch, and even his money were in his room, but the black suit which he usually wore was missing.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Functional Activities Questionnaire-NACC Version (FAQ-NACC Version) Shopping alone for clothes, household necessities, or groceries.
(FAQ-NACC Version - Shop Alone, NCI Thesaurus)
He was a well-built man, and his muscles seemed on the point of bursting out of the painfully new and ready-made black clothes he wore.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
A question about whether an individual is able to go shopping for groceries or clothes.
(Go Shopping for Groceries or Clothes, NCI Thesaurus)
An archer had brought him a change of clothes from the cog, and he had already, with the elasticity of youth, shaken off the troubles and fatigues of the morning.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
