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  • 121pants — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. trousers, breeches; slacks, flannels, jeans, Levi s, dungarees; pantaloons, knickerbockers, knickers, plus fours; shorts, pedal pushers, chinos, jodhpurs; bloomers, briefs, panties. See clothing.… …

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  • 122overall — o|ver|all1 W2S3 [ˌəuvərˈo:l US ˌouvərˈo:l] adj [only before noun] considering or including everything ▪ The overall cost of the exhibition was £400,000. ▪ The overall result is an increase in population. ▪ An overall winner and a runner up were… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 123overall — o|ver|all1 [ ,ouvər ɔl ] adjective *** 1. ) considering something as a whole, rather than its details or the different aspects of it: the senior police officer with overall responsibility for the case overall impression/effect: Progress is being… …

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  • 124boiler suit — boiler suits N COUNT A boiler suit consists of a single piece of clothing that combines trousers and a jacket. You wear it over your clothes in order to protect them from dirt while you are working. [BRIT] Syn: overalls (in AM, use overalls) …

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  • 125dungarees — n. blue denim working overalls; pants made from coarse durable material (generally blue denim); blue jeans dun·ga·ree || ‚dʌŋgÉ™ riː n. type of course fabric; overalls (British) …

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  • 126anti-g suit — A pneumatically or oxygen inflated apparel used by fighter crews to increase the tolerance of the human body to positive g, or acceleration, by restricting the flow of blood to the abdomen and the lower limbs. The aircraft anti g system inflates… …

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  • 127overall — adjective taking everything into account. adverb taken as a whole. noun 1》 (also overalls) Brit. a loose fitting coat or pair of dungarees worn over ordinary clothes for protection. 2》 (overalls) Brit. close fitting trousers worn as part of an… …

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  • 128overall — 1 adjective including everything: My overall impression of his work is good. | What s the overall cost of repairs? 2 adverb 1 including everything: The fish measures 1.7 metres overall. | What will it cost, overall? 2 (sentence adverb) generally …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English