clothes

/kloʊðz/

nounclothes

Think: "CLOTH + ES"—your clothes are made from cloth, plus an extra "es" at the end.

Yes, it's clothes. The tricky part is the ending: it’s spelled -thes but sounds like /ðz/ (like “cloze”).

Definition

  1. nounItems you wear, such as shirts, pants, dresses, and coats.

Examples

  • I put my clean clothes away in the dresser.
  • Bring warm clothes because it gets cold at night.
  • She donated old clothes that no longer fit.

Synonyms

clothingapparelgarmentsattirewear

Translations

ES ropaPT roupasFR vêtements

Common misspellings

cloathesclothezclowscloethesclothesescloathsclothe'scloþes

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