clothesnoun [ plural ]
uk/kləʊðz/us/kloʊðz/A1 things such as dresses and trousers that you wear to cover, protect, or decorate your body:
She usually wears smart/casual clothes.
I'm just putting my clothes on.
Take your clothes off and get in the bath.
designer clothes
a clothes shop
More examples
- She always leaves her clothes lying about on the floor.
- It's silly to go to the expense of buying new clothes when you don't really need them.
- I'm going through my wardrobe and throwing out all the clothes I don't wear any more.
- She's busy knitting baby clothes.
- I tend to wear clothes that are practical rather than fashionable.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Clothing - general words
- all-in-one
- apparel
- argyle
- attire
- bespoke tailor
- coloured
- coordinate
- dress
- glad rags
- haberdashery
- hand-me-down
- haute couture
- knitwear
- suit
- Sunday best
- tailor
- tog
- tweed
- uniform
- wear
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