Definition of CLOTHES

clothes

Noun

  • clothing in general
    • "he always bought his clothes at the same store"
  • Items of clothing; apparel.
  • plural of cloth.
  • The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
  • Laundry (hung on a clothesline).

Verb

  • provide with clothes or put clothes on
  • furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
  • cover as if with clothing
  • third-person singular simple present indicative of clothe

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English clothes, cloþes, plural of cloth, cloþ (“cloth, garment”), from Old English clāþas (“clothes”), plural of clāþ (“cloth”), equivalent to cloth + -es. Cognate with Scots clathes, claes (“clothes”), Danish klæder, Norwegian Bokmål klær, Norwegian Nynorsk klede, German Kleider.

Synonyms

adorn, apparel, cloak, clothe, drape, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, invest, raiment, robe, tog, wearing apparel, clothing

Antonyms

undress

Scrabble Score: 12

clothes: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
clothes: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
clothes: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

clothes: valid Words With Friends Word