underwear

«underwear» in Mova's school dictionary: the clothing you wear next to your skin, under your other… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (underwear — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Underwear is the clothing you wear next to your skin, under your other clothes, like pants, knickers, briefs, vests and bras. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and hygiene lessons you change your underwear every day; in body safety lessons the parts covered by underwear are private, and nobody should touch them or ask to see them (the Underwear Rule / PANTS rule). Phrases: «clean underwear», «change your underwear», «thermal underwear».

examples

• Put on clean underwear every morning. tree →
• I packed underwear and socks for the trip. tree →
• Underwear goes in the drawer. tree →
• Thermal underwear keeps you warm in the snow. tree →
• The parts your underwear covers are private. tree →
• My little brother put his underwear on backwards. tree →
• Wash new underwear before wearing it. tree →

note

Uncountable: «some underwear», «a pair of underpants», never «an underwear» or «underwears». Words differ: pants (UK) = underwear; pants (US) = trousers. Body safety: if anyone tries to touch you there or makes you keep a secret about it, tell a trusted adult.

In the corpora

• "Unmentionables" is a humorous word for underwear.
• Clean underwear and socks are worn every day, because they hold sweat and germs.
• Clothes go on in order: underwear first, then clothes, then socks and shoes.
• When dressing, underwear goes on first, then clothes, then socks and shoes.
• Get dressed in order: underwear first, then clothes, then socks and shoes; it is quicker and clothes fit right.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «underwear» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.