English > trousers: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately. |
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Example | "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" |
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Synonyms | pair of trousers, pant |
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Parts | hip pocket | A pocket in rear of trousers |
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lap, lap covering | The part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs |
leg | A cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg |
pant leg, trouser leg | The leg of a pair of trousers |
seat | The cloth covering for the buttocks |
slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip fastener | A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab |
trouser | A garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers |
trouser cuff | A cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs |
Narrower | bellbottom trousers, bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants | trousers with legs that flare |
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breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers | trousers ending above the knee |
chinos | (plural) trousers made with chino cloth |
churidars | tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta) |
cords, corduroys | cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth |
flannel, gabardine, tweed, white | (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth |
jeans, blue jeans, denim | (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual / manual work or casual wear |
jodhpurs, jodhpur breeches, riding breeches | Flared trousers ending at the calves |
long trousers, long pants | trousers reaching to the foot |
pajama, pyjama | A pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist |
pantaloon | trousers worn in former times |
pedal pushers, toreador pants | snug trousers ending at the calves |
salwar, shalwar | A pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles |
short pants, shorts, trunks | trousers that end at or above the knee |
slacks | (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear |
stretch pants | trousers made of a stretchy fabric |
sweat pants, sweatpants | loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs |
trews | Tight-fitting trousers |
Broader | garment | An article of clothing |
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Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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Spanish | herales, pantalones, pantalón |
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Catalan | pantaló, pantalons |
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