costume
US /kɑˈstum/
Definition
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The actors wore traditional costumes for the opening night of the play.
Word Family
NounNoun
costume gốc
costumer
VerbVerb
costume gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- outfita set of clothes worn together, typically for a particular occasion
- attireclothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
Collocations
- Easy Halloween costumedescribing Halloween costume (the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people)
- Medium costume designer for the showto costume designer for the show, meaning to dress in a costume
- Hard traditional national costumedescribing traditional national costume (consisting of or derived from tradition)
- Very Hard period costume meticulously restoreddescribing period costume meticulously restored (an amount of time)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.