belt
/ˈbɛɫt/
nouna long and narrow item that we usually wear around our waist to hold our clothes in place or to decorate our outfit
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1. - Belts are out.
2. Belts are out.
3. Belts are very integral to life.
4. Tie your belt.
5. Now, belts became popular a lot earlier in the US.
button
/ˈbətən/
nouna small, round object, usually made of plastic or metal, sewn onto a piece of clothing and used for fastening two parts together
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1. You can suck on a button or pebble to help with dry mouth and thirst temptation.
2. Now have this view contacts button.
3. The silver play button!
4. The silver play button.
5. - I buttoned every freakin' button.
clothing
/ˈkɫoʊðɪŋ/
nounthe items that we wear, particularly a specific type of items
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1. Then in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic closed down clothing factories in China.
2. "Threads" means clothing in this case.
3. Number five is clothing.
4. Lim wrestled out of his lifejacket and took off his sodden clothing.
5. This includes clothing.
designer
/dɪˈzaɪnɝ/
nouna person who designs clothes as a job
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1. So, what changes did designers make?
2. Then, designers can soften edges.
3. Designers recognize this type of collaboration as the essence of the iterative process.
4. Designer handbags.
5. Designers love this plant.
to fit
/ˈfɪt/
verbto be of the right size or shape for someone
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1. Today, thanks to electronics, tiny devices that fit behind the ear contain both energy cells and an amplifier.
2. His new mommy had medical professional training and it's a really good fit.
3. You know, they have the right to terminate channels as they see fit, to suspend channels as they see fit.
4. You know, they have the right to terminate channels as they see fit, to suspend channels as they see fit.
5. Pants fitted?
handbag
/ˈhændˌbæɡ/
nouna bag that is small and used, especially by women, to carry personal items
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1. Give me your handbag.
2. Designer handbags.
3. - I hate handbags.
4. I love this handbag.
5. - Of knockoff designers handbags, yeah.
purse
/ˈpɝs/
nouna small bag that is used, particularly by women, to carry personal items
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1. No purses returned.
2. Hold up your purse.
3. Got my purse.
4. Hey, at least your shoes match your purse!
5. and a lady clenched her purse.
jewelry
/ˈdʒuəɫɹi/, /ˈdʒuɫɝi/, /ˈdʒuɫɹi/
nounobjects such as necklaces, bracelets or rings, typically made from precious metals (gold, silver, etc.) that we wear as decoration
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1. I love jewelry.
2. - I love jewelry. -
3. Sell jewelry.
4. especially matching jewelry
5. Make jewelry?
uniform
/ˈjunəˌfɔɹm/
nounthe special set of clothes that all members of an organization or a group wear at work, or children wear at a particular school
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1. A uniform is one way whereby the workers can be easily identified by others.
2. The swabs are issued uniforms.
3. Narrator: Recruits are issued uniforms.
4. The new trainees are issued uniforms.
5. At least you guys have uniforms.
trainer
/ˈtɹeɪnɝ/
nounsomeone who teaches people or animals to perform better at a particular job or skill
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1. Trainers: Come on, baby!
2. What are trainers?
3. Put your trainers.
4. Trainers travel around the game world.
5. So definitely take trainers.
baggy
/ˈbæɡi/
adjective(of clothes) loose and not fitting the body tightly
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1. The baggy clothes, the smoking of cigarettes, the resistance and fight against therapists.
2. As with the gray suit, the black jacket was much too baggy on me.
3. Nice fitting clothes, as opposed to baggy clothes, can drastically improve one’s appearance.
4. Wear baggy jeans or khakis.
5. They see my baggy jeans.
chain
/ˈtʃeɪn/
nouna decorative chain (a series of connected metal rings) worn around the neck as jewelry
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1. Now, they chain them at the neck so tightly because they don't want them to move.
2. Chain is back.
3. Chain meant a lot.
4. Chains are very expensive.
5. - Chains are a thing.
costume
/ˈkɑstum/, /kɑˈstum/
nounthe popular fashion including hairstyle, clothes, etc. particular to a country or class
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1. So many couples costumes today.
2. Costumes are good.
3. Costumes are stored.
4. Costumes cost a lot of money.
5. It had costumes.
leather
/ˈɫɛðɝ/
nounstrong material made from animal skin and used for making clothes, bags, shoes, etc.
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1. Leather varies.
2. Its body is now scorched leather.
3. Its body is now scorched leather.
4. George Michael invented leather.
5. Leather is more expensive than fabric yes.
material
/məˈtɪɹiəɫ/
nouncloth or fabric used to make different items of clothing
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1. The energy and most of the materials come from the three macronutrients: fats, carbohydrates and proteins.
2. China also exported raw materials like jade, silver, and iron.
3. Materials costs money.
4. It wasn’t an ideal material as it was brittle, but George considered it the best choice available.
5. Head shot material.
raincoat
/ˈɹeɪnˌkoʊt/
nouna long, light coat, typically with a belt, made of water-resistant fabric that keeps us dry in the rain
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1. I’m wearing a raincoat!
2. Take off the raincoat.
3. I don't own raincoats.
4. Bring your raincoats.
5. So we bought raincoats.
trendy
/ˈtɹɛndi/
adjectiveinfluenced by the latest styles
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1. Doctors don't wear sweaters this trendy.
2. Number six is trendy neighborhood.
3. Lasers are so trendy right now.
4. Food is as trendy as clothing now.
5. Black charcoal is super trendy this year.
to unfasten
/ʌnfˈæsən/
verbto undo or untie; to make something become loose or open
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1. Mrs. White at the same moment placed her hands behind her, and hurriedly unfastening the strings of her apron, put that useful article of apparel beneath the cushion of her chair.
2. The King and the hermit unfastened the man’s clothing.
3. Fans of Italian Sprezzatura will even leave one or both of the buttons unfastened for an especially casual appearance.
4. You unfasten the button.
5. Use this time to unfasten your seat belt, open the driver-side window or a sunroof, and unlock the doors.
bathrobe
/ˈbæˌθɹoʊb/
nouna long piece of clothing, made from the same material that towels are made of, worn after or before taking a shower or bath
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1. - Ya shoulda been in a bathrobe.
2. He's fighting crime in a bathrobe.
3. Mos Def was in a bathrobe.
4. That is actually my bathrobe.
5. See ya later, bathrobe!
cardigan
/ˈkɑɹdɪɡən/
nouna type of jacket that is made of wool, usually has a knitted design, and its front could be closed with buttons or a zipper
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1. They also wear cardigans.
2. Then, I have brought cardigans.
3. Do you like cardigans?
4. Do you like cardigans?
5. I absolutely love this cardigan.
collection
/kəˈɫɛkʃən/
nouna series of new clothes designed by a fashion house for sale
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1. Tax collections were down about one percent last year.
2. The collection features nearly 700 pairs of vintage sneakers.
3. Corporate art collections usually have had organizing principles.
4. 'A set' can mean 'a collection'.
5. Take collections up high too.
fabric
/ˈfæbɹɪk/
nouncloth that is made by weaving cotton yarn, silk, etc., which is used in making clothes
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1. Bleach and hair color permanently ruin fabric.
2. Okay, we're touching fabrics.
3. I have fabric.
4. He said fabric. -
5. Because of that, the traditional English suit uses heavier fabrics.
lace
/ˈɫeɪs/
nouna delicate cotton or silky cloth with a pattern of holes
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1. These ones are laces.
2. Sometimes your trainer has to lace up your gloves.
3. Lace up your shoes.
4. Lace up those sneakers!
5. That mom laced into you.
tight
/ˈtaɪt/
adjective(of clothes or shoes) fitting closely or firmly, especially in an uncomfortable way
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1. Keeping the core tight.
2. Is your eye contact tight?
3. Keep your back and abs tight.
4. Lower your upper body toward the desk with your core tight.
5. Keep your core tight.
loose
/ˈɫus/
adjectivenot tight; not fitting tightly or closely
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1. His hands look loose.
2. Loosing their two front teeth.
3. Is the heart loose?
4. The pig was loose.
5. Loosing your sense of self.
outfit
/ˈaʊtˌfɪt/
nouna set of clothes that one wears together, especially for an event or occasion
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1. This non-matching scrubs outfit with a maroon top and green bottoms.
2. Baking outfits?
3. - Did you guys swap outfits?
4. Swap outfits.
5. Swap outfits with your sibling.
stylish
/ˈstaɪɫɪʃ/
adjectiveattractive in a way that is fashionable and elegant
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1. Ray: Looks stylish!
2. It looks stylish.
3. - He looks stylish.
4. The wardrobe is modern stylish.
5. It feels stylish.
striped
/ˈstɹaɪpt/
adjectivehaving a pattern of straight lines
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1. Striped skunks are pretty amazing.
2. The national animal is the striped hyena.
3. In this park the striped felines still enjoy a natural equilibrium.
4. Striped blazers often come in cotton, sometimes in velvet or combination of wool and cotton.
5. Striped toothpaste isn't necessarily special.
vest
/ˈvɛst/
nouna sleeveless piece of clothing that is worn under a jacket and over a shirt
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1. Enter the vest.
2. The vest actually dispersed the impact quite nicely.
3. Some passengers take life vests from the plane.
4. Our camera guy just bought this vest.
5. Swim vests, also bodysuits.
wardrobe
/ˈwɔɹˌdɹoʊb/
nounall of the clothes that someone owns
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1. The wardrobe is in the house.
2. My wardrobe’s empty!
3. I have a wardrobe.
4. The wardrobe is almost complete.
5. The wardrobe is modern stylish.
