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BLOOMERS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bloomers mean?
• BLOOMERS (noun)
The noun BLOOMERS has 1 sense:
1. (used in the plural) underpants worn by women
Familiarity information: BLOOMERS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used in the plural) underpants worn by women
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bloomers; drawers; knickers; pants
Context example:
she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing
Hypernyms ("bloomers" is a kind of...):
underpants (an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
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