CLOTHES


Meaning of CLOTHES in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ beautiful , elegant , fancy , fine , lovely , nice , pretty

▪ cheap , expensive

▪ new , old

▪ dry , wet

▪ clean , fresh

▪ dirty , filthy , soiled

▪ dishevelled/disheveled , ragged , ripped , shabby , tattered , torn

▪ crumpled , rumpled ( esp. AmE ), wrinkled

▪ skimpy , tight

▪ baggy , ill-fitting , loose

▪ designer , fashionable , trendy

▪ old-fashioned

▪ second-hand

▪ comfortable , sensible

▪ best , evening , formal , smart ( esp. BrE )

He wore his best ~ to the interview.

▪ casual , everyday , normal , ordinary , regular ( AmE )

▪ outrageous , strange

▪ warm

▪ summer , winter

▪ outdoor

▪ baby , maternity , mourning , night , riding , school , sports , work , working

▪ outer

▪ civilian , plain

an officer in plain ~ (= not in uniform)

… OF CLOTHES

▪ set , suit

I'm going to take a set of clean ~ with me.

a new suit of ~ for the baby

VERB + CLOTHES

▪ pull on , put (back) on

▪ remove , shed , strip off , take off , tear off

▪ change

Aren't you going to change your ~ for the party?

▪ make , sew ( esp. AmE )

▪ dry , fold , iron , mend ( esp. BrE ), put away , wash

▪ pack , unpack

▪ choose , pick out ( esp. AmE )

▪ borrow

CLOTHES + NOUN

▪ shop ( esp. BrE ), store ( AmE )

▪ designer

▪ dryer , washer (both AmE )

▪ hanger

▪ line (usually clothesline ) , peg ( esp. BrE ), pin (usually clothespin ) ( AmE )

▪ basket , hamper ( AmE )

PREPOSITION

▪ in ~

She didn't recognize him in his everyday ~.

PHRASES

▪ a change of ~

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .