The meaning of Garments

noun

Clothes, especially fine or formal ones.

Usage examples:

The usually sober attire of british security service personnel

verb

Be dressed in clothes of a specified kind.

Usage examples:

Lady agatha was attired in an elaborate evening gown

noun

Clothes, esp. of a particular type

Usage examples:

Business/formal attire, she was tastefully attired in a simple black dress.

verb

Put clothes on (oneself or someone); dress.

Usage examples:

Francesca was clothed in white

plural noun

Items worn to cover the body.

Usage examples:

He stripped off his clothes

plural noun

Bedclothes.

Usage examples:

Rosie got into bed and pulled the clothes up to her nose

noun

A set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period.

Usage examples:

Authentic elizabethan costumes

verb

Dress (someone) in a particular set of clothes.

Usage examples:

The dolls are elaborately costumed in fancy nineteenth-century dresses

noun

A set of clothes worn in order to look like someone else, esp. for a party or as part of an entertainment

Usage examples:

[ c ] a clown costume, [ u ] the dancers dressed in national costume.

verb

Put on one's clothes.

Usage examples:

Graham showered and dressed quickly

noun

A one-piece garment worn by women and girls that covers the body and extends down over the legs.

Usage examples:

A white cotton dress

verb

Put on clothes

noun

A thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless.

Usage examples:

All three bombs were duds

verb

Trick or swindle (someone).

Usage examples:

They became increasingly aware of their rights and how much they were being dudded

adjective

Not working or meeting standards; faulty.

Usage examples:

A dud ignition switch

noun

Clothing, especially of a distinctive or special kind.

Usage examples:

Kids in combat garb

verb

Dress in distinctive clothes.

Usage examples:

She was garbed in indian shawls

noun

A sheaf of wheat.

Usage examples:

Traditionally, the garb of wheat represents both farming and hospitality.

noun

A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels).

Usage examples:

A racing bike with ten-speed gears

verb

Prepare, adjust, or equip for a particular purpose or need.

Usage examples:

They gear workouts to your specific needs

noun

(in a machine) a wheel having pointed parts around the edge that come together with similar parts of other wheels to control how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine

Usage examples:

[ u ] use second gear going up a steep hill., camping gear, [ t ] our program is geared to the need…

phrasal verb

Rise to one's feet

phrasal verb

To rise from bed, or to cause someone to rise from bed

Usage examples:

I get the boys up at 7 a.m., he finally got up his courage to climb the rock wall.

noun

A set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose.

Usage examples:

Her wedding outfit

verb

Provide with a set of clothes.

Usage examples:

Warders outfitted in special suits

noun

A set of clothes worn for a particular occasion or activity

Usage examples:

Susan wore a black outfit., she got a complete ski outfit as a gift from her parents., our company …

noun

A piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things.

Usage examples:

He wiped his hands on an oily rag

verb

Give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint, typically of a different colour, with a rag.

Usage examples:

The background walls have been stippled above the dado rail and ragged below

noun

A programme of stunts, parades, and other entertainments organized by students to raise money for charity.

Usage examples:

Rag week

noun

A long, loose outer garment reaching to the ankles.

Usage examples:

A young man in a fez and ragged robe

verb

Short for lap robe.

noun

A long, loose-fitting piece of clothing, esp. one worn at home

Usage examples:

I had on pajamas and a robe.

verb

Move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance.

Usage examples:

A team from the power company came to shift the cables away from the house

noun

A slight change in position, direction, or tendency.

Usage examples:

A shift in public opinion

verb

Move very slightly

noun

Clothes.

Usage examples:

Running togs

verb

Be or get dressed for a particular occasion or activity.

Usage examples:

We got togged up in our glad rags

noun

A unit of thermal resistance used to express the insulating properties of clothes and quilts.

Usage examples:

There's nothing i like more than being warm and cosy under a 2-layered 15 tog quilt.