clothes /kləʊðz/ aep /kloʊðz/ noun [plural]
► 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 shopSee picture:
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Thesaurus+: ↑Clothing - general wordsWord partners for clothes• ♯wear clothes• ♯pull on/♯put on/♯throw on clothes• ♯pull off/♯take off/♯tear off clothes• ♯change your clothes• ♯designer/♯expensive/♯trendy clothes• ♯clean/♯fresh clothes• a ♯change of clothesCollocations:–Adjectives-lu. beautiful/designer/expensive/good/pretty/trendy clothes» The bar was full of people wearing trendy clothes.-lu. clean/fresh/new clothes» James felt so much better after he had had a shower and changed into some fresh clothes.-lu. dirty/wet clothes» It was a relief to get home and get out of our wet clothes.-lu. second-hand clothes» Every Saturday, Lisa would go shopping for second-hand clothes.-lu. old/tattered clothes» A man in tattered clothes asked them for some money.-lu. baggy clothes» Kids wearing baggy clothes and baseball caps were skateboarding round the square.-lu. best/Sunday clothes» He wore his best clothes to the interview.–Types-lu. school/street/work clothes» Alison took her daughter to buy new school clothes before the new term started.-lu. baby clothes» She gave Katharine a bag of baby clothes that her daughter had outgrown.-lu. summer/winter clothes» I need to get myself some summer clothes now that the weather is getting warmer.–Verbs-lu. pull on/put on/throw on clothes» Realizing he'd overslept, Paul got up, threw on some clothes and ran for the bus.-lu. pull off/take off/tear off clothes» Wearily, he pulled off his clothes and got ready for bed.-lu. change clothes» Sally went upstairs to change her clothes and get ready for the party.-lu. wear clothes» He always wore the same clothes to work.-lu. wash clothes» Jim's mum still washed his clothes for him, even when he'd left home.-lu. hang up/put away clothes» I wish you would hang up your clothes instead of leaving them on the floor!–Nouns-lu. a bundle/pile of clothes» He selected a pair of socks from the pile of clothes on his bedroom floor.-lu. a change of clothes» We were soaked through but luckily we had brought a change of clothes with us.
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Extra 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.