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also |
When you buy a jacket and you also buy a hat, it means that you buy a jacket and you buy a hat too. If it rained today and it rained yesterday also, it means it rained both today and yesterday. |
bathrobe |
A bathrobe is something that some people wear after a bath or before going to bed, or they wear it in the morning when they get up. It is a little like a long jacket, but it's soft and comfortable. Some people wear a bathrobe at home just to relax. We often call a bathrobe a robe. |
Celsius |
When we use the word Celsius, we are talking about a system people can use when they measure temperature. In most countries of the world, people use this system called Celsius. In America, though, people use a system called Fahrenheit. When you see the letter C after a temperature, as in 22° C, the C stands for Celsius. When it is 22 degrees Celsius outside, the weather feels warm but not hot. It's a nice day to go to the park and play. When it is 22 degrees Fahrenheit, it's quite cold, maybe snowing, and you need a warm jacket. |
coat |
the jacket that one wears with a suit. [1/5 definitions] |
dark |
Black and brown are called dark colors. The opposite of a dark color is a color like white or yellow. If you are wearing a dark jacket, it is probably black, brown, or maybe blue. [1/6 definitions] |
else |
Else means different or other. Let's say you usually wear your red jacket to school but today you want to wear something different. This means that you want to wear something else. [1/4 definitions] |
fiber |
A fiber is something from a plant or animal that looks like a small hair or little piece of thread. Some fibers you may know are cotton fibers and wool fibers. Fibers from the cotton plant or from sheep's wool are often used to make thread and yarn, and these are used to make things like clothes, curtains, or blankets. Nowadays, people can make fibers from chemicals too. Maybe you have a sweater or socks or a jacket made from these fibers. [1/2 definitions] |
fleece |
Fleece is a kind of fabric that is soft and thick and looks a little similar to the wool of a sheep. A light jacket that is made of this material is sometimes called a "fleece" too. [1/2 definitions] |
gold |
When something is gold, like a gold jacket or gold paper, it has the color of gold. [1/6 definitions] |
hood |
a covering for the head and neck, often attached to a coat, jacket, or robe. [1/3 definitions] |
jacket |
A jacket is a short coat. The top part of a suit is also called a jacket. [2 definitions] |
lapel |
a front part of a coat or jacket that goes down the chest from the collar and is folded back. |
life jacket |
a life preserver in the form of a vest or jacket with no sleeves. |
make sense |
When something makes sense, people can understand it or see the reason behind it. If you are cold, it makes sense to put on a warm sweater or jacket. If it's raining outside, it makes sense to close the windows. If someone opened their windows when it was raining outside, most people would think that that doesn't make sense. |
match2 |
If your jacket is a match with your friend's jacket, it is exactly the same as your friend's jacket, or they go very well together. [1/8 definitions] |
neck |
The neck is the part of a shirt, dress, or jacket that fits around your neck. [1/3 definitions] |
on |
If something is hanging from another thing, we can say that it is "on" it. If you put your jacket on a hook, it means that the jacket is now hanging from the hook. [1/17 definitions] |
pajamas |
a loose jacket and pants worn for sleeping. |
parka |
a warm jacket with a hood. |
plaid |
When a shirt, jacket, or skirt is plaid, it has a pattern of stripes of different sizes and colors that cross each other. [1/2 definitions] |
pure |
When something is pure, it is not mixed with anything else. A pure wool jacket is made only of wool. Pure anger is not mixed with any other emotion. [1/4 definitions] |
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