trousers
Plural: trousers
Noun
- An outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles, with separate legs.
- (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
- "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"
- a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers
- 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.
Examples
- Playing ’TROUSERS’ across a double word score felt like a comfortable fit for his high-scoring turn in Scrabble.
- The trousers need to be shortened.
Origin / Etymology
Attested since the 1610s, from the earlier form trouzes (attested since the 1580s), extended from trouse (1570s), with plural ending typical of things in pairs, from Middle Irish triubhas (“close-fitting shorts”), of uncertain origin. The unexplained intrusive second -r- is perhaps due to the influence of drawers.
Synonyms
pant, trouser, breeches, breeks, britches, cacks, gaskins, hose, hosen, inexpressibles, kecks, lally-drags, pair of trousers, pants, strides, trews, trousers, trucks
Scrabble Score: 8
trousers: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtrousers: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trousers: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary