(a pair of) trousers

  • 61pantaloon — Synonyms and related words: Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, breeches, breeks, britches, centenarian, dotard, elder, gaffer, geezer, golden ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, jeans, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old chap,… …

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  • 62pants — Synonyms and related words: Bermuda shorts, Capri pants, bags, bells, bloomers, blue jeans, breeches, breeks, briefs, britches, buckskins, chivarras, clam diggers, cords, corduroys, culottes, denims, drawers, dungarees, flannels, hot pants, jeans …

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  • 63leggings — leg|gings [ˈlegıŋz] n [plural] 1.) tight trousers for women, which stretch to fit the shape of your body 2.) a pair of trousers that you wear over other clothes to protect your legs …

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  • 64pyjamas — py|ja|mas BrE pajamas AmE [pəˈdʒa:məz US ˈdʒæ , ˈdʒa: ] n [plural] 1.) a soft pair of trousers and a top that you wear in bed ▪ striped pyjamas 2.) loose trousers that are tied around the waist, worn by Muslim men or women >pyjama adj [only… …

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  • 65hitch up — PHRASAL VERB If you hitch up a piece of clothing such as a skirt or pair of trousers, you pull it up into a higher position. [V P n (not pron)] She leapt from the car, hitched up her dress and sprinted down the road after him... [V n P] He… …

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  • 66cutoff — also cut off BrE noun 1 (C) a fixed limit or level at which you decide to or have to stop doing something: cutoff date/score/point (=the date etc when you stop doing something): The cutoff point for this sample was a score of 50% or more. 2… …

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  • 67fly — 1 verb past tense flew past participle flown PLANE 1 (I) to travel by plane: You can fly direct from London to Tokyo in under 12 hours now. | fly on (=continue flying to another place): The first stop is San Francisco, and from there we re flying …

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  • 68take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids …

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  • 69stirrup — stir•rup [[t]ˈstɜr əp, ˈstɪr , ˈstʌr [/t]] n. 1) a loop, ring, or other contrivance suspended from the saddle of a horse to support the rider s foot 2) any of various similar supports or clamps used for special purposes 3) naut. a short rope with …

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  • 70hipster — I. /ˈhɪpstə/ (say hipstuh) adjective 1. (of trousers, skirts, underpants) hanging from the hips, not from the waist. –noun 2. (plural) a pair of trousers or briefs hanging thus. {hip1 + ster} II. /ˈhɪpstə/ (say hipstuh) …