FluentPlex

trousers

/ˈtɹaʊzɚz/ noun A1
  1. An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg. · The trousers need to be shortened.
+ Save to review

From the library

We found Holmes pacing up and down in the field, his chin sunk upon his breast, and his hands thrust into his trousers pockets.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 37 · B2
“By the way, what was it you put into the wood-pile besides your old trousers?
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 67 · C1
He had just completed his examination when the hall lights flew up, the door opened, and the owner of the house, a jovial, rotund figure in shirt and trousers, presented himself.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 89 · C1
After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 15 · B2

Learn trousers in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.