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wear vs street clothes

street clothes vs wear

wear and street clothes both are nouns.

wear is a verb but street clothes is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear Yes No Yes No
street clothes Yes No No No
As nouns, street clothes is a hyponym of wear; that is, street clothes is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wear:
  • wear: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
  • street clothes: ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.)
wear (noun) street clothes (noun)
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
impairment resulting from long use
wear (verb) street clothes (verb)
be dressed in
put clothing on one's body
have or show an appearance of
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
have on one's person
deteriorate through use or stress
go to pieces
last and be usable
have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
Difference between wear and street clothes

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