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PAIR OF TROUSERS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
Example:
he had a sharp crease in his trousers
Synonyms:
pair of trousers; pant; trousers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pair of trousers" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
Meronyms (parts of "pair of trousers"):
trouser cuff (a cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs)
trouser (a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers)
slide fastener; zip; zip fastener; zipper (a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab)
seat (the cloth covering for the buttocks)
hip pocket (a pocket in rear of trousers)
pant leg; trouser leg (the leg of a pair of trousers)
lap; lap covering (the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs)
leg (a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pair of trousers"):
trews ((used in the plural) tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan)
sweat pants; sweatpants (loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes)
stretch pants (trousers made of a stretchy fabric)
slacks ((used in the plural) pants for casual wear)
short pants; shorts; trunks ((used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee)
salwar; shalwar (a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez))
pedal pushers; toreador pants ((used in the plural) snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls)
pantaloon (trousers worn in former times)
pajama; pyjama (a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries)
long pants; long trousers (trousers reaching to the foot)
jodhpur breeches; jodhpurs; riding breeches ((used in the plural) flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots)
blue jeans; denim; jeans ((used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear)
flannel; gabardine; tweed; white ((usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth)
cords; corduroys (cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth)
churidars (tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta))
chinos ((plural) trousers made with chino cloth)
breeches; knee breeches; knee pants; knickerbockers; knickers ((used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee)
bell-bottoms; bellbottom pants; bellbottom trousers ((used in the plural) trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s)
