clothes
US /kloʊðz/
Definition
clothing in general
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The store sells comfortable clothes for both men and women at reasonable prices.
Synonyms
- garmentsan article of clothing
- apparelclothing in general
- attireclothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
Collocations
- Easy wash and fold clean daily clothesto wash and fold clean daily clothes, meaning to clean with some chemical process
- Medium pack professional business clothes for summitto pack professional business clothes for summit, meaning to arrange in a container
- Hard expose the emperor's new clothes delusionto expose the emperor's new clothes delusion, meaning to expose or make accessible to some action or influence
- Very Hard politically brazenly steal an opponent's clothesdescribing politically brazenly steal an opponent's clothes (with regard to social relationships involving authority)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.