Dictionary entry details
• TROUSER (noun)
Meaning:
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
trouser; pant
Context example:
he had a sharp crease in his trousers
Hypernyms ("trouser" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
Meronyms (parts of "trouser"):
trouser (a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers)
slide fastener; zip; zip fastener; zipper (a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab)
seat (the cloth covering for the buttocks)
pant leg; trouser leg (the leg of a pair of trousers)
leg (a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg)
lap; lap covering (the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs)
hip pocket (a pocket in rear of trousers)
trouser cuff (a cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trouser"):
pantaloon (trousers worn in former times)
pedal pusher; toreador pants (snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls)
pyjama (a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries)
salwar; shalwar (a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez))
short pants; shorts; trunks (trousers that end at or above the knee)
slacks ((usually in the plural) pants for casual wear)
stretch pants (trousers made of a stretchy fabric)
sweat pants; sweatpants (loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes)
pajama; pyjama (lightweight trousers worn in various eastern countries)
long pants; long trousers (trousers reaching to the foot)
bell-bottoms; bellbottom pants; bellbottom trousers (trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s)
breeches; knee breeches; knee pants; knickerbockers; knickers (trousers ending above the knee)
chino (trousers made with chino cloth)
churidars (tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta))
cords; corduroys (cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth)
flannel; gabardine; tweed; white ((usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth)
blue jean; denim; jean ((usually plural) close-fitting pants of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear)
jodhpur breeches; jodhpurs; riding breeches (flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots)
trews (tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan)
Meaning:
A garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context examples:
in his trouser's pocket / he ripped his left trouser on the fence
Hypernyms ("trouser" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
Holonyms ("trouser" is a part of...):
pant; trouser ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)
