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Warm clothing is important in winter.
What does Clothing mean?
Things people wear.
Dictionary definition
Items people wear, such as shirts, pants, or coats.
Example sentences
Clothing in a sentence
medium
The donation box collected clean clothing for families.
hard
Clothing can show style, protect the body, or fit a special activity.
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Practice 1
What does clothing mean?
Clothing means items people wear, such as shirts, pants, or coats.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to clothing?
Clothes is close in meaning to clothing in this context.
Practice 3
Which word or phrase is a good contrast to clothing?
Bare skin gives a useful opposite or contrast to clothing.
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Clothing
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WordClothing.
Partnoun.
MeaningClothing means Things people wear.
ExampleExample: Warm clothing is important in winter.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- kloh · thing
- Strongest beat
- kloh
- Ending
- thing
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on kloh.
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Synonyms
Words like Clothing
clothesA similar word or phrase for clothing in this meaning.
garmentsA similar word or phrase for clothing in this meaning.
Antonyms
Opposite words
bare skinA useful contrast to clothing in this meaning.
uncovered bodyA useful contrast to clothing in this meaning.
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Word family
Clothing word family
Base word
clothing
noun
clothings
Plural form of clothing when used as a countable noun.
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Understand Clothing
Hint for students
Clothing means clothes people wear, such as shirts, pants, coats, and socks.
Common mix-up
Clothing is not the same as cloth. Cloth is fabric material; clothing is items made to wear.
Try it in class or at home
Write one sentence that shows clothing without using the word clothing. Model sentence: The drawer held shirts, pants, socks, and sweaters for winter. Clue words: shirts, pants, socks, sweaters, winter Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show things people wear?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: 'Pack warm clothing for the snowy trip.' Why does clothing fit better than luggage?
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