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trousers

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtraʊzərz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtraʊzɚz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(trouzərz)

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trousers
Trousers are a piece of clothing that covers your body from the waist downwards, and covers each leg separately. Trousers is a plural noun. You use a plural form of a verb with it.
His trousers covered in mud.
Don't talk about ‘a trousers’. You say some trousers or a pair of trousers.
It's time I bought myself some new trousers.
Umar was dressed in .
You usually use a singular form of a verb with a pair of trousers.
There was a pair of trousers in his carrier-bag.
The form trouser is often used in front of another noun.
The waiter took a handkerchief from his .
Hamo was rolling up his .
In American English, more common words for this item of clothing are pants or slacks.
'trousers' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "trousers" in the title:

— The men were like great dogs in white flannel trousers, waiting to be patted, waiting to wallow - English Only forum
(pair of) scissors / trousers / pants (US) / etc. - English Only forum
1 word = to put our shirts into our trousers? - English Only forum
A man in a black hat, a T-shirt and brown trousers... - English Only forum
A pair of trousers - English Only forum
a piece/a kilo of trousers - English Only forum
adjective phrase after multiple nouns - He wears baggy shirt and trousers with small holes - English Only forum
all mouth and no trousers (AE version) - English Only forum
anything in trousers - English Only forum
Anything in trousers but nothing this side the altar - English Only forum
appen close red trousers - English Only forum
Are these boots/trousers a bit big for you? - English Only forum
baggy trousers - English Only forum
bought < trousers / a pair of trousers> ['pair of' needed?] - English Only forum
Bring me my sensible trousers and and make it snappy! - English Only forum
broad orange-and-green check of jacket and trousers - English Only forum
circumstantial evidence on his trousers would have hanged him - English Only forum
clothing, garments and trousers - English Only forum
comma or 'and' before 'with' [conjunction]: in skirts, with trousers - English Only forum
compare the trousers with my legs - English Only forum
Discarded gentlemens' trousers ... Is it a metaphor? - English Only forum
Does the word 'jeans' mean 'trousers' only? - English Only forum
down the back of the trousers time - English Only forum
Drawer full of trousers/scissors - English Only forum
even to / right down to the trousers and bodice - English Only forum
feet "sticking out of" trousers/leggings - English Only forum
get trousers <short><shortened> - English Only forum
hands down trousers - English Only forum
He was wearing a black shirt and trousers (of) the same color. - English Only forum
He was wearing a white t-shirt and brown trousers. - English Only forum
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