shorts
noun/ʃɔːts/
/ʃɔːrts/
[plural]- short trousers that end above or at the knee
- a pair of tennis shorts
- He was wearing a T-shirt and shorts.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cut-off
- knee-length
- baggy
- …
- pair
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- (North American English) (also boxer shorts, boxers (British and North American English))underpants similar to the shorts worn by boxersOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- loose
- tight
- boxer
- …
- pair
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