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- [brich-iz, bree-chiz]
- /ˈbrɪtʃ ɪz, ˈbri tʃɪz/
- /ˈbrɪtʃ.ɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brich-iz, bree-chiz]
- /ˈbrɪtʃ ɪz, ˈbri tʃɪz/
Definitions of breeches word
- noun plural breeches Breeches are trousers which reach as far as your knees. 3
- noun plural breeches trousers extending to the knee or just below, worn for riding, mountaineering, etc 3
- noun plural breeches any trousers 3
- noun plural breeches trousers reaching to or just below the knees and often tapered to fit closely 3
- noun breeches the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks. 1
- noun breeches the hinder or lower part of anything. 1
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Origin of breeches
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English, plural of breech
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Parts of speech for Breeches
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
breeches popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for breeches
noun breeches
- trousers — a leg of a pair of trousers.
- jeans — born 1921, Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1964–2000.
- drawers — a sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn out in order to gain access to it.
- dungarees — dungarees. work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim. blue jeans.
- panties — panties.
verb breeches
- drape — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- dress up — of or for a dress or dresses.
- swaddle — to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
- swathe — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
- fit — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
Antonyms for breeches
noun breeches
- front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- top — Technical/Office Protocol
- annex — If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it.
- offshoot — a branch or lateral shoot from a main stem, as of a plant.
verb breeches
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- disrobe — Take off one's clothes.
- reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- unclothe — to strip of clothes.
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