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WORK-CLOTHES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does work-clothes mean?
• WORK-CLOTHES (noun)
The noun WORK-CLOTHES has 1 sense:
1. clothing worn for doing manual labor
Familiarity information: WORK-CLOTHES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clothing worn for doing manual labor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
work-clothes; work-clothing; work clothes; work clothing
Hypernyms ("work-clothes" is a kind of...):
article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "work-clothes"):
overall ((usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps))
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