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Word List: Underwear
- boxer shorts
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- pants that do not go lower than the knees, worn as underwear by men
- Example:
- He loves chequered boxer shorts.
- panties [pæntis]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- short underpants for women or girls
- Example:
- She mostly wears black panties.
- Synonym(s):knickers
- pants [pænts]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- an undergarment worn by men that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body
- Example:
- He prefers boxer shorts to ordinary pants.
- Synonym(s):underpants
- bra, bras [bra]
(noun) - Definition:
- an item of underwear worn by women to support the breasts
- Example:
- She couldn't find the matching bra to her panties.
- Synonym(s):brassiere
- vest, vests [vɛst]
(noun) - Definition:
- a sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse
- Example:
- In the winter I usually wear vests underneath my shirts.
- tights [taɪts]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet
- Example:
- He refuses to wear tights, even when it's really cold outside.
- stocking, stockings [ˈstɒkɪŋ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a soft garment worn on the foot and lower leg, usually knit or woven, worn under shoes or other footwear
- Example:
- The children need some new pairs of stockings.
- long johns
(noun plural form) - Definition:
- full-length undergarments worn to keep the wearer warm in cold weather
- Example:
- He looked so funny in his long johns.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/people/clothes/underwear/
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