trouser

One pants leg

Trouser as an adjective describes things relating to trousers: a trouser leg, a trouser pocket, the trouser press in a hotel room.

As a verb, British slang uses trouser to mean pocket money, especially illicitly: He trousered the cash and walked out.

The garment itself is always trousers in the plural.

garment

pants

Two-legged garment

pantaloons · bottoms · legwear · inseam · waistband · fly · cuffs · hem · pleat · crease

style

chinos

Cotton twill trousers

denim · flares · bell-bottoms · skinny · bootcut · high-waisted · low-rise · pleated · tapered · capris

tailored

bespoke

Made to individual specifications

tailor · fitting · measurements · sartorial · darts · linings · seams · wool · tweed · gabardine

casual

joggers

People who trot for exercise

lounge · drawstring · elastic · relaxed · comfortable · weekend · leisure · cotton · linen · stretch

pockets

wallet

Small case for currency

  • keysLock-operating instruments
  • coinsMetal money units
  • changeTo make different

phone · handkerchief · lint · bulge · deep · hidden · patch · side · back · cargo

idiom

caught

Seized or grabbed

  • wearCarry on person
  • legAmbulatory limb
  • kickFoot-delivered strike

seat-of-pants · fancy · ants · short · long

Categories
Opposites
garment type - lower vs upper body

trousershirt

Upper body garment

top · blouse · sweater · jacket · jumper

leg coverage - full vs partial/none

trousershorts

Abbreviated lower garments

hot pants · briefs · underwear · miniskirt · knickers

leg construction - bifurcated vs unbifurcated

trouserskirt

Waist-hung lower garment

dress · kilt · sarong · robe · gown

Phrases
Family

trousers, trousered, trouser leg

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G